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Sadness

 


Sadness.

 

We all encounter and experience sadness. A life of faith doesn’t protect us from this reality. Yet, what it can do, is offer us a foundation and a grounding - a rootedness - in knowing that God is with us in the sadness. 

 

The Psalmists even remind us that God collects, holds, and carries our tears. 

 

“You have kept count of my tossings; put my tears in your bottle.” (Psalm 56:8)

 

When have you experienced God meeting you in the sadness?


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