“Blessed are those that mourn, for they shall be comforted” Matthew 5:4, ESV).
An
enemy seems to have triumphed. Expectations for future good in our
lives lie like shattered and broken debris all around the dreams we once
held so dear. Heartache pierces our days with sorrows that overwhelm
us. All that once was, is now gone and what we see ahead staggers us. It
doesn’t matter if the loss comes from an unanticipated tragedy, an
unforeseen separation, and major changes in our lives or even from a
life robbing illness … we deeply mourn each loss. We suffer accordingly
to the severity of each loss and we strain to find the will and resolve
to move forward into the new reality.
Loss
is part of living. We experience losses in both the stages of the life
we live in and though and in the severing of the bonds that come in
those different times. Loss is part of loving others as we experience
the losing in various facets of those relationships and sometimes even
in the loss of people we dearly love. It is part of loss to grieve and
part of grieving to mourn.
So
how is it possible to be blessed in our mourning? The mourning we feel
in the losses that come from our connecting in relationships means that
those relationships were real and of great significance in our lives. We
find some solace in the truth of this reality but how can blessed
comfort come in the recognition of this truth?
There
may be some small blessing in our realization of the significance and
gifts from the relationship which is now lost but the greater promise of
blessing as we mourn can only be found in the One that comes in our
losses.
Our Savior comes to us in all losses and He comes to us as we
mourn. He comes through and by His Holy Spirit (John 14:16). He comes in
ways we cannot see until we realize what He has given us. He comes with
a peace that passes understanding. He promises to come and stay by us.
He will come in our mourning and we will be blessed in His coming. This
we can count on and this is the blessing to those that mourn.
Suggested Reading … “The Beatitudes of Christ” (Matthew 5:2-12) & Psalm 30
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