27 August 2009


In times of deep sorrow and disappointment, everything we believe can be called into question...

Jesus' words tell us that He is safe to spend time with in our sadness. Our sorrow gives us the opportunity to know him with a depth we may never have experienced before. In some ways we cannot know Him without going through deep sorrow.
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