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Revision as of 21:22, 14 October 2023
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** "spirit" means faith | ** "spirit" means faith | ||
** thereby, "poor in spirit" = | ** thereby, "poor in spirit" = | ||
** in need of and longing for God | ** in need of and longing for God and his grace | ||
=== Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. === | === Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. === | ||
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* mourn = "to grieve" | * mourn = "to grieve" | ||
** one mourns for regret, for loss | ** one mourns for regret, for loss | ||
*** the loss = loss of God, loss of grace | |||
** Christ wants us to mourn our fallen world | ** Christ wants us to mourn our fallen world | ||
** thereby we mourn our sins and the sins around us | ** thereby we mourn our sins and the sins around us | ||
*** and the state of the human world | |||
** and we seek comfort and relief from our sins from God | ** and we seek comfort and relief from our sins from God | ||