Blessed Are They That Mourn

Blessed Are They That Mourn

Brother Neff’s Collection’s – April 4, 2015

October 10, 2026

Matthew 5:4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

To mourn means to have a broken heart. It is like the deep mourning and wailing that occurs over the death of a loved one. It is sorrow—a desperate, helpless sorrow. It is a sorrow for sin, a broken heart over evil and suffering. It is a brokenness of self that comes from seeing Christ on the cross and realizing that our sins put Him there.

A person who is desperately sorry for his sins and unworthiness before God may come to the place of mourning. He has such a sense of sin that his heart is just broken, and he comes to Christ for salvation. That person is now in a position to help others who are mourning over their sins.

There is mourning over the many tragedies of life including the loss of a loved one. Many of our friends at Faith Baptist in GA are in a state of mourning at the loss of our dear friend “Bubba.” God comforts our hearts with the knowledge that he is in a better place with a new body and no longer suffering. We rejoice in the knowledge that there will be a glad reunion day.

Reflection—God allows this grief into our lives as part of the path, not as a destination.