Matthew 5:4 Blessed are those who mourn, For they shall be comforted.

I believe this verse goes so much further than we read on the surface; I believe this verse talks of all the mourning in our lives and not just the mourning for people who have died.

If we are willing to mourn for all the evil, sin, wrong-doing and other negative things in ours and other people’s lives, then we shall be able to look for and find comfort from God.

God wants us to be able to give things to Him and to lessen the burden on our lives.

His comfort comes from loving and supporting us when everything around us seems to be falling apart!

Psalm 30:5 For His anger is but for a moment, His favour is for life; Weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes in the morning.

Yes God does get angry when we continually do things wrong. Is He allowed to? Of course yes!

It is not an anger that is a reaction without thought but a righteous anger because we deserve it!

But His love and mercy continue on further and deeper than the anger and we can be sure His love will bring us more joy in the morning when we turn back to Him!

Lamentations 3:23 They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness.

It is only because of God’s grace and mercy that we are being kept by Him today.

There is a whole lot of evilness and unpleasantness in the world today, but there is always goodness and mercy too.

We may feel like we are swamped by all the negative things all the time, but looking for the positive is always rewarding.

God has proved His faithfulness to many generations and we need to remember that and cling to it for ourselves too.