Where do you return for renewal when your heart feels heavy with sorrow? Christopher Mack holds recent national tragedies up to the beatitudes and wonders how they invite us into an alternative to the violence of our world, while simultaneously creating space for us to process the hardships we encounter while partnering for God’s Justice. [Matthew 5:3-12]

Reflection

• Where do I most struggle to see God present and enveloping my own life?

Resources

• Book: Shoutin’ In the Fire: An American Epistle by Danté Stewart