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<url><loc>https://livingromans15verse4hope.blog/2026/09/22/the-blessings-of-persecution-count-yourself-blessed-every-time-someone-cuts-you-down-or-throws-you-out-and-every-time-someone-smears-you-or-so-blackens-your-name-to-discredit-me-luke-61/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Loving God, Living God, Loving Hope, Living Hope, Loving Living Life His Way! &quot;Many things are possible for the person who has hope. Even more is possible for the person who has faith. And still more is possible for the person who knows how to love. But everything is possible for the person who practices all three virtues.&quot; - Brother Lawrence (1605-1691), Practicing the Presence of God (1692). </news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-22T14:46:53+00:00</news:publication_date><news:title>The blessings of persecution? “Count yourself blessed every time someone cuts you down or throws you out, and every time someone smears you or so blackens your name to discredit me.&#8221; Luke 6:17-23</news:title><news:keywords>God, bible, jesus, christianity, faith, luke-617-23, the-blessings-of-persecution</news:keywords></news:news></url></urlset>
