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November 16, 2023
Dear Trinity Family,
As most of you know my brother passed away and I went
back to Wyoming to grieve with my family and officiate
his funeral. In Matthew 5:4 Jesus encourages his
followers by saying “Blessed are those who mourn, for
they shall be comforted.” As you can imagine I spent a
lot of time during the trip reflecting on what these
precious words actually mean. I came up with a couple
thoughts. If we don’t mourn, we can’t be comforted. In
other words, we don’t have to pretend hard things are
not hard. God never commands us to live in denial. God
is powerful enough to comfort you on the worst day of
your life, but you must accept reality, believe he is
good and in control, and let him love and lead you
through it.
That thought led me to reflect on how the Holy Spirit
comforts those who are mourning. To be sure I think
there is a real and supernatural spiritual comfort the
Holy Spirit alone grants, but what I experienced and am
experiencing in the last few days is also the profound
and tangible comfort given to me by my church family.
Many of you have reached out to me and my family, you
have prayed for me, and you have offered physical
blessings of food and even money to help with travel
expenses. I cannot express how comforting it has been to
know that you care for me, you are praying for me, and
you are willing to help me. Thank you does not seem to
be enough but it’s all I have so from the bottom of my
heart thank you Trinity family. I love you and have
experienced your love for me and I am so very grateful
to the God who comforts the mourning and the people he
has used to bring his comfort into my heart and mind.
I love you,
Don
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