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Blessed are those who mourn

A good person always finds sufficient cause for mourning and weeping. For whether one considers one’s own or one’s neighbour’s estate, one knows that none lives here without tribulation. (CIoC)



Meditate on “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted” Saint Matthew 5:4  What if this was not true? Cursed are those who mourn… (a tip from Katie Byron’s material) -- SA2 Value(s) not violence

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