There are some who in their mourning wonder where God is—or even if God exists. But many say that in their pain they feel an acute sense of God's presence
The spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me... to comfort all who mourn.✙ Isaiah 61:1-2
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Those who mourn are those who see the world through tears. For us, this usually means those who have suffered deep personal loss. Grief has changed the way they experience life. And though time may make the wound less painful, it will never completely heal.✙
But there are also those whose compassion for people in pain causes them to interpret the world through the suffering of others. These are often the people who work for peace and social justice. People who truly struggle for societal transformation are seldom happy with the way things are.