Blessed are those who Mourn

This last sunday we continued our study through the Beatitudes. We took a look at the second beatitude which is "Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted." Amazing enough, there is a Bible story that completely illustrates this Beatitude for us.

It's the story of Peter denying Christ three times. Peter follows the steps of the beatitudes, in that, first he sinned against God and realized it (Christ literally looked at him when Peter denied Christ for the third time!). After he realized that he sinned against God, he wept. He mourned over his sin. However, three days after Christ was crucified, Peter was comforted by Jesus himself!

Following the flow of the beatitudes: the first beatitude (blessed are the pour in spirit) is all about having the "head knowledge" of the existence of your sin; then in the second beatitude, once you have that "head knowledge," then comes the emotional response of mourning over it. But, in the end of it all, you will be comforted by Christ, knowing that he paid the price for your sins!