This Sunday, we continued our series Build My Life by looking at Matthew 5:4–6, where Jesus redefines the path to a blessed life. In contrast to a culture that tells us to chase happiness, Jesus points to a counter-cultural foundation: mourning, meekness, and hunger for righteousness.

We learned that mourning is not the absence of joy, but the pathway to it. When we honestly face our sin and the brokenness around us, we open ourselves to God’s comfort and healing. Meekness is not weakness, but strength under control—a life rooted in trusting God rather than striving for ourselves. And to hunger for righteousness is to deeply long for right relationship with God and others, while being satisfied in what Christ has already given us.