"Priviledged are those who mourn because of injustice for they will be comforted."
This word for mourning here is usually used in referance to mourning over one's own sins but in this case it refers to a mourning over the power of the wicked, who oppose the righteous. I have simplified it here to "injustice." It is also worth noting that the word "comforted" here is very similar to the word used for The Comforter, the Holy Spirit. I believe that as we look at a world in need, a world that suffers due to injustice, a world in which evil and wickedness seems to prevail, we can only be comforted by a good Kingdom theology and the Holy Spirit inside of us who assures us that God will eventually set things right.
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