In 1883, Poet Ella Wheeler Wilcox was travelling by train to an inaugural ball when she noticed a woman weeping across the aisle. Wilcox spent the rest of the journey comforting her, and when she reached her destination she was in no mood to celebrate.
Later, remembering the woman on the train, she wrote the opening lines to her famous poem Solitude: ‘Laugh, and the world laughs with you; weep, and you weep alone.’
Holly says: ‘We laugh…play…and celebrate together. Why is it so difficult to cry together?…When friends hurt, Christians say, I’ll pray for you…
In some cases God heals and restores, but sometimes there’s no miracle…only profound sadness.
Meditation: “Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep”. – Romans 12:15
Also Read:
- The Influence of Jesus Christ
- Understanding God: God of Delegation
- After A Flash of Inspiration, What’s Next? (2)
- Reaching Rahab (1)
- I Found a Community of Believers
- What Is Draining You? Learning to Set Boundaries and Love the Saint Within
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