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A Word

Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

Matthew 5:4BSB

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What it means

Jesus calls mourners blessed, not because grief is good, but because comfort is coming and God Himself will bring it.

The second Beatitude, at the opening of the Sermon on the Mount. Jesus describes the surprising people who belong to the kingdom.

Where it addresses you

  • You are grieving and feel that grief disqualifies you.

  • You need permission to mourn.

Found in Grief & Lament, Comfort.