about and will usher in” (Matthew, 52). While the world considers the rich and powerful to be blessed, Jesus says that the truly blessed are the spiritually poor and oppressed because they will receive the kingdom of heaven. Jesus is the supreme example of this truth. He became poor for our sake (2 Cor 8:9), emptying himself and dying on the cross (Phil 2:5), but now God has exalted him, and all people will bow before him (Phil 2:10). Mourning in this context is an act of repentance and sorrow over