Blessed are the Persecuted

When Jesus said "Blessed are the persecuted" we Christians automatically think about the difficulties of being a Christian in many parts of the world. But "the persecuted" have also included so many others: Jews, Bahai's, Native Americans, Neopagans, Bhuddists, Scientologists, Muslims, Mormoms, Jehovah's Witnesses, and others.

Are ALL the persecuted "blessed"? Certainly nobody feels very blessed while being persecuted, so what did Jesus really mean?

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