Give Sorrow Words

 

"Give sorrow words; the grief that does not speak knits up the o-er wrought heart and bids it break."

-William Shakespeare, Macbeth 

 

It's been a little over six months. I find the hardest part of grieving is the moments it unexpectedly overtakes you. Some moments I expect and are recurring so I continue to expect the sting. The ones that pierce the most are the ones that come out of nowhere or are the overflow of sharing the grief with my daughter. The grief is double edged sharing an intimate sorrow with her. I hurt for her and wonder if I did right including her. 

Though this sorrow is not the first for me it has been the deepest cutting. 

For anyone else grieving I hope that you know you are not alone. In the words of Helen Keller,

 " We bereaved are not alone. We belong to the largest company in all the world- the company of those who have known suffering."

I am thankful that God Himself understands and knows the full extent of grief and suffering. I am thankful for the Psalms that are full of giving words to sorrow. I am thankful that this life is not the end. 

If you need someone to speak your sorrow to, I am here. Let us bear each other's burdens and turn our face toward home.

Pressing Onward,

Lani