Blessed are those who mourn,
for they will be comforted.
—Matthew 5:4
The promised comfort of this beatitude doesn’t relate to mourning the loss of a loved one but to mourning the loss of innocence and self-respect because of sin.
It is the second stage of spiritual blessing: from acknowledging spiritual poverty to mourning over sins that produced it. Confession is one thing; contrition is quite another. The person who doesn’t lament past sins is oblivious to the need for repentance.
Grief over violating Christ’s sacrifice leads to repentance, which in turn leads to the comfort of sensing him saying, “You are forgiven. I came to earth to tell you that, and I will take you to heaven, where you will mourn no more.”
“Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation” (2 Cor 7:10).
Mourning about wrongs is right.