The Blessed Mourners

Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. Matthew 5:4 Rev. Miersma is pastor of Immanuel Protestant Reformed Church of Lacombe, Alberta, Canada. Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. Matthew 5:4 A few months ago we looked at the first of the beatitudes in Christ's sermon on the mount. The first characteristic of the citizens of the kingdom was that they were poor in spirit. Such a citizen recognizes that in man there is no good whatsoever. This he...