Those Who Mourn
Most of the time, we don’t associate blessing with mourning; maybe we should rethink this… Matthew didn’t actually say what those blessed ones are mourning; it could be the loss of a loved one, it could be the loss of their home or possessions, or it could be the sinful and rebellious state of this world. Maybe it doesn’t matter…
I think it is safe to say that for a person to truly mourn they first had to love; certainly, this would be true in the loss of a loved one. It would also be true if a person is mourning the loss of possessions, for if they didn’t love the possession(s) lost, would they actually mourn?
It wouldn’t seem so.
If the person was mourning for the wickedness of this world, wouldn’t that show they loved God a whole lot?
Consider for a moment those who do not mourn− what a terrible and sad life they must lead! Never having enough of a relationship with anyone for love to develop; never being able to mourn? Never having a loving relationship with God so as to mourn for those who rebel against Him?
Never loving− never mourning?
Those who mourn will receive comfort from God, both in the here and now and in the ultimate future when all pain and sorrow will cease. I don’t know about you, but for me, just knowing this is a comfort that brings joy into my life.
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I am contemplating your line about the need to love in order to mourn. It raised a challenging thought for me, “Do I love the lost enough to mourn for their souls? Does my mourning cause me to desire relationships with the lost in order to bring them the hope of Jesus Christ?” Thanks for the food for thought.
You bet- that is a thought worthy of serious consideration.
Sometimes the mourning gets to be a bit too much and messes with your sanity.
Yes, sometimes it can.
We’re on the same page today. I always find that interesting. Last night I picked up my Sermon on the Mount study at this verse after leaving it for about a month, and here you are on the same verse. Hmm. Maybe God’s trying to tell me something!
Well… maybe so!