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Blest Are the Sorrowing: They Shall
Be Consoled
And what does it mean to mourn? I asked the
multitude.
And an old woman stepped forward.
To mourn, she said, is to be given a second heart.
It is to care to deeply
that you show your ache in person.
To mourn is to be unashamed of tears.
It is to be healed
and broken
and built-up
all in the same moment.
Blessed are you if you can minister to others
with a heart that feels
with a heart that hurts
with a heart that loves
and blessed are you if you can minister to others
with a heart that serves
and a heart that sees the need before it’s spoken…
It is to be full of the willingness
of forever reaching out to
and picking up
and holding carefully
those who hurt.
To mourn is to sing with the dying
and to be healed
by the song
and the death.
Adapted from Season of Your Heart by Macrina
Wiederkehr, OSB
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It has been a tremendous honor to assist families as
they gather with friends to remember and celebrate the
life of a loved one who has died. It has been
said that we don’t remember days so much as we
remember the dear and precious moments we
shared with someone we love. Memorial gatherings
give us the opportunity to remember, honor, and give
thanks for another person who has touched our life.
It is also an important time to grieve, together.
