Jeremiah 31:15, “Thus says the Lord, ‘A voice is heard in
Ramah, Lamentation and bitter weeping. Rachel is weeping for her children; She
refuses to be comforted for her children; Because they are no more.’”
A voice is heard.
Jesus wept over Lazarus. He wept in sorrow over Jerusalem.
He wept in the Garden of Gethesmane. Even in the hope He prepared for.
Lamentation. Loss. Need to be acknowledged, including the
bitterness, in order to mourn in faith. To shout and scream and cry and stagger
at death and disease and brokenness. Not bury.
“A time to weep and a time to laugh; A time to mourn and a
time to dance. A time to throw stones and a time to gather stones; A time to
embrace and a time to shun embracing.” Ecclesiastes 3:4-5 (NASB)
If we cannot weep out our grief we open the door to anger
and deceit and condemnation and unforgiveness that causes even more
destruction.
Lord, please show us how to mourn in prayer and trust. Show
us how to hope through the sorrow of our weeping into Your healing grace.
Your thoughts,
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