"Blessed are those who mourn: for they shall be comforted." Matthew 5:4
What are you mourning today?
Is it a loved one? My dad has been gone over 30 years and I still mourn him from time to time.
Perhaps it is a relationship, or a job you really loved.
Perhaps it was a missed opportunity, a path not taken, a life never really lived.
You may not be in the midst of full out sackcloth and wailing mourning, but that doesn't mean you aren't occasionally suffering due to some kind of loss. I believe Jesus spoke of mourners being comforted because he deeply understood loss even as early as the Sermon on the Mount may of happened.
We have no mention of Joseph past the glimpse into Jesus' [roughly] 12 year old life, so it's safe to assume he is no longer around.
Later on Jesus will speak about a prophet being welcomed everywhere, except in his hometown. Jesus could go home again, but it wasn't that welcoming.
The beauty of it is, that if Jesus understood the pain of mourning, he also understands the pain you are feeling. And if he understands it, he wants to help you get through it.
+ What are you mourning?
+ How has God comforted you? in the past? in the moment? through prayer? through others?
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