We have all experienced the emotion of sadness. It seems to just hang there, ever present, sometimes. You may feel it due to a situation you can not control, a loss of a person or a relationship, and sometimes for no particular reason at all. It is always accompanied by it's evil twin, the sense of hopelessness. You can see it in another person's body language and in their eyes.
Today, God wants you to know that it is ok to be sad. In fact He created the emotion and He Himself feels it. How could He not?
Accepting sorrow is difficult, especially for those of us whose job it is to be cheerful. It can and should be embraced and recognized, but it should not have the power to paralyze you...
If today you are sad, or you know someone who is, pray this:
Heavenly Father, sorrow is a dark and lonely place. Help me to understand the emotion and accept it as something that is felt, not something that defines the person. For those struggling with profound sadness, for any reason, may they feel Your comforting arms around them. I pray for peace in our hearts today. Please allow the gift of time, and Your Love, to pull me through the darkest days and closer to You. Jesus wept, and it is ok for us to as well...AMEN
2 Corinthians 8:10
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