Sermons on Mourning
The Beatitudes (2): “Blessed are Those Who Mourn, for They Shall be Comforted”
Matthew 5:1–12 presents the familiar words of the beatitudes spoken by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount. Mr. Brandt Barnard focuses on the second beatitude to describe the blessed state of mourners, the blessed comfort of mourners, and the blessed hope of mourners.
“Blessed are those who mourn,…