grief.

Grief. It's all around us, isn't it?
Sometimes it's almost unbearable.
Your chest gets heavy.
Suddenly tears spring forth and seem to never end.
There is so much to grieve these days.
A country in need of a Savior.
A mother with no child to hold.
A godly man with a killing disease.
The list goes on and on.
It's can be sad, this life.
Sometimes it seems lonely.
Like you're the only one there...grieving.
Oh there are good things too.
It's those things that ease the pain.
Those things make life seem normal again.
It's those things that make us thankful.
I was reminded in the last few days of a verse.
A verse two wonderful friends of mine who are in the trenches of grief recently shared.
“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” John 16:33
Truth.
He's got a plan.
We don't understand, but He does.