Thought of the Day September 3, 2019 Conclusion on mourning for sin
Whatever our response to
mourning, the point of the beatitude is that a blessing remains on those who
mourn because the blessing is due to the love of Christ, not the goodness of
man. For God’s tenderness is vastly greater than we can understand or imagine.
The tears that Christ shed on the cross put out the fires of hell for us, if we
receive them. The suffering that we have to endure in Christ is not “vengeance”
but a sharing in his own suffering. And even when chastisement comes to us for
our real sins, it is ordered, always and forever, toward our final bliss and
blessing, not toward our destruction.
Blessed are those who mourn," we hear
Jesus tell us, "for they will be comforted" (Mt 5:4). They will be
comforted by the One who creates us and loves us and knows us. They will be
comforted by the One who gives life. They are comforted by the One who offers
us eternal life, the promise of a place where death has lost its sting, where
every tear has been wiped away, and where there is only life, love, beauty and
joy and truth.
Examen
Do we recognize
sin in our life?
Have
I been able to say: “I am sorry” and really mean it?
How
do we grieve over our sin, and how does the process of doing so draw us closer
to God?
Do
we grieve over the sin around us?
Does
it sadden us to see people blatantly disobey God?
What
injustice, sin, or evil in this world causes you to mourn?
Do I console and help those who mourn and
suffer?
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