Sorrow and joy

Your joy is your sorrow unmasked.
And the selfsame well from which your laughter rises was oftentimes filled with your tears.
And how else can it be?
The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain.
Is not the cup that holds your wine the very cup that was burned in the potter's oven?
And is not the lute that soothes your spirit, the very wood that was hollowed with knives?
When you are joyous, look deep into your heart and you shall find it is only that which has given you sorrow that is giving you joy.

When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight. 
Kahlil Gibran The Prophet

Tears come unbidden

rarely far away

and, rather than dismiss

or sweep away

or rush to be done with them

they may be the gentle nudge

of the Spirit at work

urging you to notice

inviting you to awareness

of the compassionate heart of God.

They may be a sign

not of weakness

but of the strength of the Lord

who draws us in

to love fiercely

all that God loves

to notice the sorrow

and to soar with the joy

and to live

precariously balanced

between the two

fully reliant on God

who meets us

and holds us there.