Saturday, June 13, 2020
Our Darkness
Christ’s Light
Zechariah 12:10
I will pour out a spirit of compassion and supplication on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that, when they look on the one whom they have pierced, they shall mourn for him, as one mourns for an only child, and weep bitterly over him, as one weeps over a firstborn.
Romans 8:26
Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but that very Spirit intercedes with sighs too deep for words.
Words of Grace For Today
Compassion and supplication,
to look and mourn, to mourn as for an only child.
What profound grief … to mourn the loss of a loved one,
a child no less, and
an only child.
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When we are caught in deep emotion, especially deep sadness, despair or grief, we do not function well.
And it is good to hear again and again that at these times
Jesus sent the Holy Spirit to be there with us, interceding for us, helping us to ask for what we really need.
Even the Holy Spirit is caught by our sadness, despair and grief. The Spirit sighs so deeply words cannot express the Spirit’s empathy for us.
No matter what, there is nothing that can separate us from the Love of God. When we do not remember this, the Holy Spirit carries us until we can remember.
Thanks be to God, for into the darkest days of our lives the Light of Christ shines.