On 26th March 2025
Meditating the Words of Jesus from Holy Scriptures
Lord, teach us to mourn for our sins
We should mourn for our sins. When we lament God will console us. Mt 5: 5 Blessed are those who mourn: they shall be comforted. We can see in Scriptures how David was lamented for his sins. He wrote Psalm 51 to lament for his sins. The verses 1 and 2 is his lamentation for his sins. Prophet Nathan came and told King David about the sin as he has done, that is he slept with Bathsheba. Then David is pleading to God for the forgiveness of his sins and renew his heart and not to thrust away from the spirit of holiness. Same St Peter cried bitterly, when Jesus looked at him, Peter was remembered how he denied three times. 60 Peter said, ‘My friend, I do not know what you are talking about.’ At that instant, while he was still speaking, the cock crowed, 61 and the Lord turned and looked straight at Peter, and Peter remembered the Lord’s words when he had said to him, ‘Before the cock crows today, you will have disowned me three times.’ 62 And he went outside and wept bitterly. When Jesus looked at him, he could not control himself and cried bitterly for what he had done towards Jesus and went a lonely place to pray.
