Good morning…
Walking toward the excruciating pain of the cross, Jesus is described as “a man of sorrows and suffering, knowing sadness well” (Isaiah 53:3, NLV). How well do we each know our own sadness?
In our therapeutic community group, we explored the experience of sadness, the different forms sad can take. Big sad. Small sad. Light sprinkling of sad. Rising sad. Sharp sad. Confusingly beautiful sad. Heavy sad. Creeping sad. Sad on toast.
If you were to choose one of the images above, with which type of sad might you most relate? Spending some time untangling grief, what wisdom might our own sadness teach?
Here’s the most important thing to remember. We are never alone in our sadness. Jesus cares; he is right here. He took our suffering on him and felt our pain for us (Isaiah 53:4, NCV).
When we are tripped up by sadness, sorrows, suffering, might we bundle our pain and cradle it close? Learning to walk with our sad, we might weave something wonderful. Over time, as we wear our mixed emotions well, we are wrapped in the soft warmth of a handmade sweater.
We were healed because of his pain (Isaiah 53:5, ERV).
…Sue…
