Friday 13 December 2019

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.





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