Blessed

Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. MT 5:4

God of all creation, how you must grieve at the sight of all the harm that we carry in our hearts and then act out upon others. Break the hearts of those whose souls have become hardened and resolute through bitterness, envy, and fear.

Let us confess, in a moment of silence, the hardness of our own hearts...

Blessed Lord, your peace, comfort, and love for us is unlike anything that we might create - let it take control of our lives today, we pray. May others see in us the likeness of Christ...