Sorrow’s Companion
“While
He was saying this, a ruler came and knelt before Him and said, ‘My daughter
has just died. But come and put Your
hand on her, and she will live.’ Jesus
got up and went with him, and so did His disciples.” Mt. 9:18-19
Let’s put ourselves in the place of the
ruler in this scene. He is a father and
his daughter has just passed away. We
can only imagine his grief and sorrow.
He finds Jesus and makes an amazing declaration of faith. He does it out of the depths of his
pain. The next verse is the essence of
this devotional – Jesus gets up when He hears the father’s request and He goes
with the ruler.
This is what Jesus did and Jesus
does. He is sorrow’s companion, getting
up and walking with the one who has suffered great tragedy and loss. The Lord is love in action. It is exquisite as love meets sorrow and
accompanies it on the journey to joy.
Love listens to the heart of the grief stricken and responds to the
sadness and the loss. Love and sorrow
walk together on a journey that is sacred and holy – yes, it has been set apart
by God. The journey takes as long as it
takes and the whole time, love does not leave.
Love remains.
Love and sorrow are journeying to
joy. Sorrow may not realize it, but love
does. Love clings close even when others
fall away. Love perseveres when the
journey seems to be taking too long.
Love often doesn’t say much – it’s very presence is its ministry. They walk the lonely miles together until
they arrive at joy.
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