Mourning

“God blesses those who mourn, for they will be comforted.”Matthew‬ ‭5‬:‭4‬ ‭NLT‬‬

As I write this there are many in our world who mourn the needless deaths of friends and family. There are wars and terrorise attacks constantly. Nigeria has suffered greatly as have the people in Ukraine. There are 70-80,000 Christian’s in prisons in North Korea, theri children sent to retraining camps. These are typical of the onslaught of Satan and his troops.

Here in Nepal there are families still mourning the death of their young people who dared to protest agains the last wicked government. Mourning does not go away because the news headlines change, or the focus of the media changes. Mourning is a process. It is painful but a necessary part of loss.

I’ve been there several times now, and am sure I will be there in the future. Jesus is telling the disciples and the crowds that those who mourn will be comforted. I lost my mum during the beginning of COVID and had to mourn alone, but He was there. His warm, loving presence was with me. 

My mother had been living with me for a few years and we had a lot of memories together. Mum had been suffering with a bowel that would twist and cause her terrible grief. It hurt to watch her suffer. We learned to manage it but is was tiring for her. Eventually she asked me to pray she would die. I did and she did.

I remember receiving a sudden message from family saying my youngest grandson had drowned. Grief hit so hard and I asked a friend to come and pray with me. We did and he was spared. He is now 13 in November.

We need to pray for those who mourn that the Holy spirit would comfort them and give them peace. Knowing you are being prayed for is a tremendous blessing. Prayer does work! Amen!