Jesus wept

My heart is overflowing with Thanksgiving this morning. But even as I praise the Lord who created the heavens and the earth and saved me for all eternity, I recognize that there are many today who are not comforted. Many who are struggling with deep deep sorrow and no happiness appears to be on the horizon. 

I remember one Thanksgiving when I felt I had lost everything and I remember storming from the table saying, “I just don’t feel thankful.“

I have been there and my heart mourns  for all those who are grieving on this holiday, mourning  unfathomable loss. There is no understanding, no Comfort, no hope that it will ever feel right again. I have been there. I know.

I mourn with you. I remember CS Lewis saying that speaking of the comfort of God to hearts that have been deeply wounded while they are wrestling with the effects of the trauma will only seem like foolish cruelty. I know because I have come out on the other side of deep grief. 

Nonetheless, I do believe that the comfort of God and of eternity is the only comfort that will ultimately satisfy, but I understand that for today, the best that we can do at times is offer a shoulder for someone to weep upon. 

To all of you who are mourning  today when others are overflowing with the bounty of Thanksgiving, I am crying with you now and praying for you. I remember. And Jesus gazing down from the cross, with his hands and feet pierced for our transgressions remembers too. 

Jesus wept. The shortest verse in the Bible and the one that perhaps draws me closest to Him. He knows our pain. He feels our pain. One day maybe we will understand why We are being forced to endure such pain. Unfortunately, sometimes all we are offered is the One who has a purpose that we may not understand. 

I have come through to the other side when I was certain only darkness would ever fill my eyes. Let him hold you and let those around you grieve with you. I know that even though maybe now it doesn’t feel like it, we can trust He will lead us back to light. Back to hope . Back to Him.