Blessed Are Those Who Mourn

Summary

The sermon discusses Jesus' blessing for those who mourn in the Sermon on the Mount, emphasizing that true mourning is a grief over moral and spiritual lack, not perpetual pessimism. The takeaway is that a soft heart and a shared grief with God over sin and loss, a spiritual lamenting, is a beautiful blessing and a marker of a born-again Christian, leading to a desire for God's restorative union for the earth. This brokenness with God’s heart aligns our desires with His for the renewal of creation.