to mourn
I have had a rough month and a half. Many things have happened. Many things have not happened. The best way I can think to describe what I have been going through is deep mourning. The what of that is a good question; one which I will probably not answer in this post because it is a very complicated answer. The how of it is really more what this post is about. How do we mourn? How do we stay joyful in that? Ecclesiastes states that there is a time and a season for everything under Heaven, including a time to mourn, so how do we encounter and glorify God through a season of mourning? In Matthew, Jesus says that blessed are those who mourn for they will be comforted. How do we experience God's comfort when we mourn? I cannot speak for everyone. I can merely share what my experience has been. I don't know what mourning looks like for everyone. I only know what it looks like in my life. Solitude has been very important for me. I have retreated from most people becaus