What does blest are those who mourn mean?
When I think of the word mourn, I am thinking those
who mourn over someone who has passed away, we feel sorrow, regret, or sadness for
the loss of someone or something. However, Jesus is teaching us to acknowledge
our sins, to feel deep regret for our wrong choices although the Good News is Jesus
suggests repentance which leads us to the grace and forgiveness of God.
Paul writes in 2 Corinthians 7:9-13, Our suffering
leads to repentance and our kind of suffering God approves of so when we choose
to change for the better, we leave no regrets. What is encouraging is we can
live happily with no worries like Titus and again, I would like to remind you of
the ‘Daughters of Jerusalem’ who Jesus meets on the way to Calvary. Luke 23:27-28,
Large numbers of people followed him, and of women too, who mourned and
lamented for him. But Jesus turned to them and said, ‘Daughters of Jerusalem,
do not weep for me; weep rather for yourselves and for your children.
I would like to finish by sharing Titus 2:14, He
sacrificed himself for us in order to set us free from all wickedness and to purify
a people so that it could be his very own and would have no ambition except to
do good.
“By saying “blessed are those who mourn,” Jesus does
not intend to declare an unfortunate and burdensome condition in life to be
happy. Suffering is not a value in itself, but a reality that Jesus teaches us
to live with the correct attitude.” Pope Francis.
May God Bless Always and The Grace of God be with you all Women of Faith and Hope.
Written and created by My Mother Rose.
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