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I always kind of took the statements Jesus made her as stand alone statements, kind of like wise words or something. I always thought this “blessed mourning” was a paradox. Where is the blessing when you feel bereft? How do receive comfort when you are overcome with the sadness of missing someone who will not return? As death is a part of life, so grieving is apart of living. We are mortal beings with a limit on our time here, our time together.
In studying this “sermon”, I have discovered that Jesus was not talking about mourning the loss of a loved one. There is comfort for those walking through a season of grief but that is not what Jesus is speaking of here. The statements of the Sermon on the Mount are not stand alone but linked to each other. You can not understand one without the context of the one before it.
Blessed are the poor in spirit…blessed are those that mourn.
 You can’t truly take all God has for you until you are emptied of your self sufficiency. That is not a joy filled experience. There is a mourning that takes hold of the heart that sees the lie the world proclaims of “you can do it, you have what you need inside of you, if you dig deep enough you will find the strength you need to rise above your circumstances and thrive” as a lie.
• I can’t do it with God.
• I don’t have what I need inside of me.
• If I dig deep enough, I will only find more junk or a coping mechanism that harms me in the long run.
• I am wretchedly weak in the strongest moments of living in my own strength.
When I embrace this truth, I am able to lay down me and lay hold of God. So while this “blessed mourning” isn’t talking about the loss a loved one, it can help us deal with it. It gives us room to be real, to be weak, to admit that we can not do it without God. It allows us to openly lean on God and take life one day at a time.
The day will come when we are untied with our loved ones who have gone before us. Until that time comes, let us embrace the blessing that comes with mourning our own self sufficiency and lean heavily on His strength every day. I pray that he will fill you with His grace, use you to reach others with His love and wrap His strong arms of comfort around you.
Cindy, thank you for posting this. It really was hitting home for me today.
You are more than welcome and thank you for letting me know. I have no idea that the words here are getting heard and making a difference without a comment – thank you!
Oh Cindy, You are so right on and you made me stop and think of my mourning the loss of my husband. I really felt God working on my insides, heart, soul and mind. Each day I could feel Him working in me. Thank you sooo much for this writing and you made me cry for joy. 
Thank you Jeanette, I really labored over this one and wasn’t sure I got the words right. I’m so glad the Lord used them to bless you. And that blesses me.
She was an awsome sister and you are too. Great word!
She was and thank you!
PARIS (REUTERS) – France reported on Friday (April 2) that 5,254 people were in intensive care units with Covid-19, an increase of 145 people in one day and the highest daily increase in five months.
At the peak of the first lockdown in spring 2020, France saw a high of 7,148 Covid-19 patients in ICUs, but that fell back to a few hundred in August following the strict first lockdown.
The ministry reported 46,677 new cases, 6.2 per cent more than a week ago, taking the total to 4.74 million cases.
France on Friday also reported 332 new deaths from Covid-19, taking the toll to 96,280, but the new death tally included only 32 deaths in retirement care homes over three days.
The health ministry said 12.13 million people had received a vaccine so far, including just over three million second doses.
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ST. GEORGE – It’s the first big weekend of high school basketball in the state of Utah, with all six Region 9 teams playing multiple games.
Five of the six teams – Cedar, Dixie, Hurricane, Desert Hills and Pine View – are playing at the 3A Preview tournament held annually at the Sevier Valley Center in Richfield.
Cedar plays at 11:30 a.m. Friday against Grantsville, then follows that up with a 3 p.m. Saturday battle against Tooele.
Dixie faces Union at 2:30 p.m. Friday and battles Morgan at 9 a.m. Saturday.
Hurricane will take on South Sevier at 5:30 p.m. Friday and then face off against Richfield at 6 p.m. Saturday.
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