• The Beatitudes Bible Study: Matthew 5:4 They That Mourn

    [ad] Blessed are they that mourn:  for they shall be comforted. Matthew 5:4 The second beatitude pivots around another word with negative connotations.  Mourning usually carries the idea of survivors grieving after a death.   But here mourn has a different meaning. Broadly speaking, mourning is the emotion of sadness.  In this beatitude Jesus puts value…