Thursday, March 26, 2009

sorrow and joy

"It is not a sign of a seasoned Christian soul that steady joy is untinged with steady sorrow.

Or to put it positively, the seasoned soul in Christ has a steady joy and a steady sorrow.

They protect each other. Joy is protected from being flippant by steady sorrow. Sorrow is protected from being fatal by steady joy.

And they intensify each other. Joy is made deeper by steady sorrow. Sorrow is made sweeter by steady joy."

John Piper

...treading through sorrow...just too much sorrow around me it seems...trying to cling to the joy and hope that IS THERE. i KNOW it is there. and i'm just thankful that i have a God to cling to that promises things i can KNOW. CERTAINLY. without a DOUBT. He is there. and He cares about all the sorrow...and joy.

2 comments:

Tisha said...

Gosh. Isn't that the truth?

Jen said...

Thanks for sharing that bit. It is very encouraging.