As we look at how God wants to renew our hearts, we are working our way through the Beatitudes of Jesus in Matthew 5. As we look at “Blessed are those who mourn” we discover that, when it comes to our lives, things are not as they seem.
Primary passages:
Matthew 5:4
Other Bible references:
Ephesians 2: 1-2
1 John 5:19
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