Believers Who Mourn Will Be Comforted And Blessed

"Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted."  Matthew 5:4 (NIV)

This is the second of the beatitudes which Jesus taught to His disciples, and the surrounding crowd, in His Sermon on The Mount, as recorded by the Apostle Matthew.  He said believers who mourn will be blessed and comforted.

At the death of a loved one we mourn.  We grieve because we feel that someone has been taken away from us.  We should be able to say as Job said, The Lord gives to us and The Lord takes away from us, blessed be The Lord. (Job 1:21)  We know that when a believer dies, they are absent from the body and present with The Lord. (2 Corinthians 5:6 and 5:8)  We mourn, we weep, and we cry because we are human and we have suffered a loss.  We know that in this life there is a time for everything, including a time to mourn and weep. (Ecclesiastes 3:1-8)  Believers also know that weeping may endure for a season, but joy is coming. (Psalms 30:5)  He will comfort us while we mourn, and bless us during and after the time of mourning. (John 14:16 and 2 Corinthians 1:4)