Week 2: Those Who Mourn
In Matthew’s account of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus shifts from healing bodies to shaping hearts. As crowds begin to gather around His miracles, He pivots, offering the Beatitudes as “preventative medicine” for the soul. In Matthew 5:4, “Blessed are those who mourn,” Jesus promises nearness to the brokenhearted, which is a far more healing tonic than the mere relief of happiness. Mourning includes grief over sin, loss, injustice, and our fractured world. The blessing is comfort: Christ drawing near. Sorrow does not disqualify us; it positions us to experience His presence as our deepest need and truest hope