Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. -Matthew 5, WEBBE
Blessed are those who mourn, those who walk the valley of tears and have no one to lean on to when they cry.
Blessed are those whose hearts are broken, who have been failed by those whom they held dearest in their hearts.
Blessed are those who fall and have no more strength to carry on.
Blessed are those who have searched for so long and found nothing in the world to fill the emptiness of their souls.
Blessed are you. Blessed indeed is your sigh!
Blessed are you because there is a God who hears, a God who won’t turn you away when your cry.
Your heart has been left desolate of worldly happiness, and it is now empty enough for the King of Kings to fill.
You have been failed by many lovers and now you stand ready for Him who is Most Compassionate and True.
Your strength has left you, now you can be refreshed with power that knows no end.
Blessed are you, blessed is your sorrow. For it has made way for eternal joys to come and dwell in you!
Every suffering can be blessed because it hollows out a place in us for God and his comfort, which is infinite joy. – Peter Kreeft, Back to Virtue
Check Jocelyn's books:
"Of Waves and Butterflies: Poems on Grief", "Mend My Broken Heart", "Questions to God", "To Love an Invisible God", "Defending My Catholic Faith", and more - click here.
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