Matthew 7:4
"Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

John 11:32-36
When Mary reached the place where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet and said, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died." When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come along with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in spirit and troubled. "Where have you laid him?" he asked. "Come and see, Lord," they replied. Jesus wept. Then the Jews said, "See how he loved him!"

Luke 19:41-44
As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it and said, "If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace—but now it is hidden from your eyes. The days will come upon you when your enemies will build and embankment against you and encircle you and hem you in on every side. They will dash you to the ground, you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of God's coming to you."


Notes:

Happy are the . . . sad?


What does Jesus mean by “mourn”?

We mourn for a world of sin




We mourn for our own sin

How can we be comforted?

We can be forgiven




We have the promise of the Comforter

There is a new world coming