Grief and Remembrance – She Reads Truth

Grief. It’s a word that holds a lot in a few letters.

We don’t want it. We don’t want to think about it. We don’t want it to come up unexpectedly when we are not ready for the wave of sadness that crashes over us. But what if this is a place where we must linger?

David, the tender-hearted shepherd king, knew the range of emotions well. When he was in a state of happiness, he couldn’t contain himself, making a joyful noise to the Lord and lifting his heart in praise. When he was low, he sank to the depths, covered himself with sorrow and cried out in exhaustion and loneliness.

David dwelled where his heart was, and he wasn’t afraid or hesitant to tell God about all he felt. God was his friend, and David had lived in His goodness before. David reminded himself that he would again live in goodness. But first, he wrestled with the dark.

Inconsolable as he was, David took his pain to God. He looked back and lamented the times in his life he knew joy, and he looked to his God while speaking truth to his downcast soul.

Why, my soul, are you so dejected? Why are you in such turmoil? Put your hope in God, for I will still praise him, my Savior and my God.
—Psalm 42:11

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Honored to have written Day 5, Grief and Remembrance, for She Reads Truth Mourning and Dancing study. Will you join me there?