“Blessed are those who mourn for they shall be comforted.” (Matthew 5:4)
Lament is an indispensable periodic posture for the person who loves Jesus and loves the same people he loves. Those who do it are “comforted” by the fact that they are loving people in a way similar to the way Jesus loves them and are therefore those whom God deems “blessed.”
True mourners, the ones who choose to care until it hurts, are described by blessedness and are candidates for comfort. On the contrary the most miserable people tend to be those who shun the cares of others in the interest of their own happiness. In their efforts to save their lives they “lose” them.
This is an excerpt from my book…
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