OK, so I've got this friend who is very sad today. She was actually very sad yesterday and the night before, also. Her heart is broken and she is left confused and devastated. I woke up this morning and started praying Psalm 30:5 over her ....."Weeping may last through the night, but joy comes with the morning." You know what? This verse might not immediately speak to the hurt heart of my friend today, but it sure spoke to me.
In reading and praying over this verse today, I was struck with the genius irony of the words our Lord uses in this text. "Joy comes with the morning".........
1. After we cry all night, feel alone, defeated, sad and heart broken......the sun will shine again. The morning promise of a new day, a new start, a new mended heart can provide joy to those that filled pillows with tears the night before. Our God is one that makes the sun shine new on us every morning.
2. A play on words...."Joy comes with the MOURNING". Even when we are broken, bruised, alone afraid....God is there. He is there to whisper love, offer hope, and hold our hearts. Is it possible to experience the joy of God's presence and love right in the smack dab middle of our mourning? I think so.
I think that might be the point.
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God's always trying to teach me something new. If I'm smart enough to listen...it sure would be nice to remember it all. So I write.....
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