RUSSELL SANDERS
5-23-2025
THE BEATITUDES PART 2
THEY THAT MOURN

The second beatitude is found in Matthew 5:4, “Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted.” We often think of this as a bereavement when we mourn the loss of the life of a friend or a loved one. Surely, there are people who will try to comfort us in our loss. However, there is an even deeper meaning to it as found in 2 Corinthians 7:8-10.

Verse 8a says, “…for I perceive that the same epistle hath made you sorry, though it were but for a season.” Verse 10 says, “For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of.” I do not repent of this sorrow.


When we mourn over our sinfulness, and it leads to our repentance, we are then comforted by God’s forgiveness.

Sin grieves the heart of God. When we mourn over breaking God’s heart with our sin, and repent, He forgives. We should never take that for granted. God forgives because He loves us. Just as a parent forgives an errant child who is repentant.

So, whether we mourn over a loss of life, or over our sin [misdeed] God will bring comfort to us from His Comforter, the Holy Spirit. The joy of our salvation will then be renewed.