East Lake Community Church
How can mourning be "blessed"? This Beatitude challenges our traditional understanding of this familiar part of Jesus' teaching. How can our pursuit of happiness sometimes get in the way of our pursuit of what God wants to give us?
Matthew 5:4, 6 NIV
Psalms 1:1-3 NIV
Matthew 4:17 NIV
Psalms 42:1-5 NIV
Isaiah 49:1-13 NIV
Our Responsibility
1. Difficulty does not always need to be solved.
2. Resist the temptation to shortcut
3. Do not give up hope in the Lord