Do You Have Any Sorrow You Have Suppressed?
Good Morning Friends,
There’s an elephant in the room, and its name is grief. We do not know how to grieve, and we do not want to learn. We would rather distract ourselves with a myriad of gadgets, movies, drugs, food and social media. But grief does not go away if we ignore it. We must face it every day that we have disappointments. And sometimes it requires some emotional archeology and that is a difficult business that takes some time. For this process may result in the unloading of one’s sub consciousness in a dangerous burst of emotionally charged thoughts where the sacred words of our Sabbath rest are overwhelmed. Still this need not be such a bad thing though I personally prefer we digest our emotions and not always be throwing them up. Do You Have Any Sorrow You Have Suppressed?
Scripture: Jesus said to his disciples, “Occasions for stumbling are bound to come, but woe to anyone by whom they come! It would be better for you if a millstone were hung around your neck and you were thrown into the sea than for you to cause one of these little ones to stumble. Be on your guard! If another disciple sins, you must rebuke the offender, and if there is repentance, you must forgive. And if the same person sins against you seven times a day, and turns back to you seven times and says, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive.” The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” The Lord replied, “If you had faith the size of a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.
Luke 17:1-6 (NRSV)
Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
Matthew 5:4 (NRSV)
He heals the brokenhearted, and binds up their wounds.
Psalm 147:3 (NRSV)
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