"Happy, the mourners, for they shall be comforted," Matthew 5:4.
Jesus' view of the sky kingdom surprises! How can people in mourning be happy, blessed? He doesn't exactly explain how it all goes down, but he states the result without reservation: in the church of God, yes, people mourn, but in the end it's not like in earthly nations. In those kingdoms, at the end of the day, mourners have to just stuff it. Nonsense about loved ones still living in our hearts substitutes really poorly for their real hugs. Monuments to long forgotten people fill graveyards. Contrast: Hope, confident expectation (say that slowly: c-o-n-f-i-d-e-n-t e-x-p-e-c-t-a-t-i-o-n), forms matrix for the kingdom of heaven. Monuments crumble to dust. Resurrection to life - yet ahead! That's hope provided in Jesus' church. That's real comfort. Not southern. Real.
Today, find a brother or sister and weep with them for the sadnesses in this world. And then, speak the comfort of kingdom hope. In this sky kingdom, lived on earth, Jesus is alive! And, all together now, say, Thank You, God. Amen!
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