love rejoices with truth.
mourn with those who mourn.
shauna niequist says it better than i could:
"that's why it's hard, i think, to rejoice with those who rejoice and mourn with those who mourn. i love that line from the Bible, but it's so incredibly difficult sometimes, because when you've got reason to rejoice, you forget what it's like to mourn, even if you swear you never will. and because when you're mourning, the fact that someone close to you is rejoicing seems like a personal affront. i'll celebrate with my friends. i'll be their bridesmaids, hold babies, buy wedding gifts, buy baby gifts, ask them what it's like for them and really listen to the answer. i'll do it because it's the right thing to do, and because i can't ask them to mourn with me unless i'm willing to celebrate with them, as deeply painful as it is on some days. we should stand in weddings when all we want is to be the bride and celebrate them. we should throw baby showers when all we long for is motherhood and rejoice with them. no one is exempt from the longing and sometimes it's our turn" (niequist, 2010, p. 127).
to rejoice genuinely and mourn deeply is to love.
let's choose to rejoice today.
2 comments:
This is excellent! Thanks so much for sharing. -Des
Wow that is beautiful! What book is that from?
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