Purpose in the Pain
Matthew 5:4 — God blesses those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
Grief doesn’t knock. It breaks the door down and rearranges everything inside. There really aren’t words for it. When you lose someone you love, it’s like everything reminds you of them.
I read about a mother who lost her son in a tragic car accident. The loss left her numb, angry, and searching for God in the silence.
Even though people tried to help, there were no easy answers—just a deep, unrelenting void. But through her grief, something sacred began to take shape inside of her.
She noticed how many other parents were grieving in isolation, unsure where to turn or even how to begin healing after the loss of a child.
So she did something courageous. She opened a small grief counseling center, specifically for parents who have lost their children. She doesn’t try to offer quick fixes or easy theology. Instead, she offers understanding, a space to mourn, a space to simply… be.
“I still feel the pain,” she says, “but now it has a purpose. I get to walk with others in their grief.”
Blessed are those who mourn, scripture says. That’s not because mourning is good, but because God meets you there. And over time, He can begin to shape those broken places into a shelter for someone else. God truly can create beauty from the ashes.
Maybe you are walking through grief this Mother’s Day week too. I get it. It’s hard, but I want you to know that God will never waste your sorrow.
Nope. He is better than that.
Lean into Him. Trust that He is holding you, even here. And when you’re ready, let Him begin to bring comfort—not just to you, but through you.
A MOMENT TO REFLECT
- What does grief look like in your life right now—loss, disappointment, or something else?
- Have you experienced God’s comfort in a difficult season before? What did that look like?
- Are you allowing yourself space to truly mourn, or trying to move past it too quickly?
- Who around you might need the kind of understanding and presence you’ve received from others?
- What would it look like today to simply let God meet you in your grief?
