Reflection For March 7

The Beatitudes are about being blessed or happy. They describe the bliss or the happiness of someone who is in the Kingdom of Heaven. Our life is not perfect. It is okay to mourn. People need to grieve. The strongest word in the Greek language for mourning is “Pentheo” which means to wail or lament about loss. It isn’t a lack of faith. It’s the honesty that allows God to comfort us. This mourning covers both the grief that comes from a broken world and the godly sorrow over sin that leads to repentance. In the movie “Inside Out”, a young girl unleashed her sorrow to her parents and came face to face with the loss she felt. She was finally able to move forward. Mourning was key to her healing and reconnecting with her parents and again with joy. The one who is truly blessed is the one who knows that in the Kingdom of God, they can bring their sorrows to God and God will comfort them. The song before the sermon was “Blest are They”. The words included: “Rejoice and be glad. Blessed are you, holy are you. Yours is the Kingdom of God. God, May we be blessed in you.” Jesus lived as a human being. He paid the price for our sins on the cross. We have forgiveness since Jesus paid the price for us. We can trust God. He is here for us. We can walk with the everlasting God! Jesus said, “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.” In the Kingdom of God, our tears are not a sign of defeat, but an invitation for the everlasting God to draw near and do what only He can do: turn our mourning into comfort. Reflections from Deborah Kelly. Share your reflections with deborah@rbcommunity.org and let me know your thoughts.