Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. (Matthew 5:4, ESV)
Our verse of the week this week is Matthew 5:4. It is the second Beatitude in the Sermon on the Mount. We want to encourage you to memorize this verse together with last week’s verse. By the end of ten weeks, you will have all of the Beatitudes memorized.
Print this verse out. Put it in a place you will see it. Set an alarm on your phone at a certain time of the day. Use the alarm to help remind you to call the verse to memory.
In this verse, Jesus says, “Blessed are those who mourn.” It goes against what we might think to be true. We don’t equate mourning with blessing. But the way of Jesus is not the way of the world.
Those who mourn recognize their need for the Savior. They will call out to him for help. Many of us are too proud to ask for help. We silently suffer. We convince ourselves everything is okay when it is not. But continue to struggle while holding back the tears. The beginning of getting help, is to ask for help. It is to make your hurt known by crying out.
So indeed, blessed are those who mourn for they are comforted! As you reflect upon this verse, where are you hurting and where do you need to ask for help?
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