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Honestly? Yesterday I heard a song about Mary visiting the Tomb after the Savior died. In the song, it said something about mourning with others over his death. I thought of this scripture and thought, "that is what mourning should be about" - not selfish concerns or self-pity, but concern for others well being, for the sorrow of death and for the Savior (and how we inflicted his suffering and his death) and for the eternal perpective that the atonement gives. We should sorrow for what really matters and while death and other hurt should be mourned - the bigger mourning should be for our own sins and for Him. I just thought that those who truly mourn with those who mourn have charity and know the power of the atonement. They mourn for Him, and have put the atonement active within their lives. Just a thought, just a question, just an easy way to find true christians. What is their focus? -[[User:Visorstuff|Visorstuff]] 21:52, 26 Jul 2005 (CEST)

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Hi Visorstuff,

Interesting question. What makes you think it might refer to those who mourn for the Savior particularly rather than a general reference to those who mourn--whatever their reason?

--Matthew Faulconer 05:22, 26 Jul 2005 (CEST)

Honestly? Yesterday I heard a song about Mary visiting the Tomb after the Savior died. In the song, it said something about mourning with others over his death. I thought of this scripture and thought, "that is what mourning should be about" - not selfish concerns or self-pity, but concern for others well being, for the sorrow of death and for the Savior (and how we inflicted his suffering and his death) and for the eternal perpective that the atonement gives. We should sorrow for what really matters and while death and other hurt should be mourned - the bigger mourning should be for our own sins and for Him. I just thought that those who truly mourn with those who mourn have charity and know the power of the atonement. They mourn for Him, and have put the atonement active within their lives. Just a thought, just a question, just an easy way to find true christians. What is their focus? -Visorstuff 21:52, 26 Jul 2005 (CEST)