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Broken and the Blessed Week 2, Day 2

by David Joynt on January 16, 2017


DAY 9

I SAMUEL 18:1; II SAMUEL 1:17

Our capacity to experience sorrow is thus a measure of our capacity to love deeply and engage meaningfully with others and with our broken world. If we achieve real connection and intimacy we will feel genuine loss. In a world of accidents, illness, conflict, death and disappointment, where losses are real and inevitable, mourning is a mark of spiritual maturity. In today’s scripture David mourns the loss of his dear friend, Jonathan, someone who had been loving and loyal. David is a King and a warrior who is not afraid to grieve.

 

Who do you remember with tears and thankfulness?

 

Spend some time remembering a friend or relative whom you’ve lost and committed into God’s hands.

 

Pray for someone you know who has suffered a loss.

 

FAMILY TIME—

Spend some time remembering a friend or relative whom you’ve lost and committed into God’s hands.

 

Tags: beatitudes, devotional, sorrow, the broken and the blessed


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