Matthew 5:4 and Luke 6:21: Mourning
Thursday, March 31, 2022
Blessed are they who mourn, for they will be comforted. (Matthew’s account of the Sermon on the Mount)
Blessed are you who are now weeping, for you will laugh. (Luke’s account of the Sermon on the Plain)
God says: When you sink into deepest grief, remember me – for I am with you. When you believe you will never smile again, remain in me – for I live in you. When the darkness is so dense that the light of hope struggles to pierce it, call on me – for I am that light that no darkness can hold back. The prophets foretold and my son retells you that your mourning will become dancing. The psalmist reminds you that those who go out weeping as they carry seed to sow will also return with triumphant sheaves of joy.
As part of our Beatitudes thanksgiving, let us consider how we might bring the gift of presence to someone who mourns the loss of a person, employment, or a lifestyle.
Find out more about the NILMDTS (Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep) organization, a group of photographers whose mission is to introduce remembrance photography to parents suffering the loss of a baby with a free gift of professional portraiture. Visit: https://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/
Tomorrow, hunger and thirst.
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