Hello friends.
This past week has been a doozy for me. It has been an emotional, physical, and spiritual roller coaster, and, as a result, I have decided to start my blog up again. It is such a healthy discipline to find joy in every day things.
Already I find myself looking for things through out the day that I can thank God for, and it's so much better than moping around! Try it!
Anyways, this past Sunday I was a Scripture Reader at my church, and I was providentially assigned to read Psalm 30 in front of the congregation. Not only were the words of this Psalm coming from my mouth, but they were the cry from my heart as well. Below is what I read:
[Joy Comes with the Morning]
[A PSALM OF DAVID. A SONG AT THE DEDICATION OF THE TEMPLE.]
[30:1] I will extol you, O LORD, for you have drawn me up
and have not let my foes rejoice over me.
[2] O LORD my God, I cried to you for help,
and you have healed me.
[3] O LORD, you have brought up my soul from Sheol;
you restored me to life from among those who go down to the pit.
[4] Sing praises to the LORD, O you his saints,
and give thanks to his holy name.
[5] For his anger is but for a moment,
and his favor is for a lifetime.
Weeping may tarry for the night,
but joy comes with the morning.
[6] As for me, I said in my prosperity,
“I shall never be moved.”
[7] By your favor, O LORD,
you made my mountain stand strong;
you hid your face;
I was dismayed.
[8] To you, O LORD, I cry,
and to the Lord I plead for mercy:
[9] “What profit is there in my death,
if I go down to the pit?
Will the dust praise you?
Will it tell of your faithfulness?
[10] Hear, O LORD, and be merciful to me!
O LORD, be my helper!”
[11] You have turned for me my mourning into dancing;
you have loosed my sackcloth
and clothed me with gladness,
[12] that my glory may sing your praise and not be silent.
O LORD my God, I will give thanks to you forever!
(Psalm 30 ESV)
"Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning". This struck me the most. To weep and to have joy are to be human. It is OK to feel both emotions, even at the same time. It is OK to both be sorrowful and joyful simultaneously, even though you feel like you shouldn't, or that it doesn't make sense. It's OK. It's OK.
Thank you, Lord, for the beautiful life you have given me. Yes, there is and will be pain, but let that not overpower the abundant reasons for joy that are present in my life, as well. Allow me to bless you and the others around me.
