Mary Neal, in her book, To Heaven and Back, tells of some sage advice offered to her while she was grieving the loss of her son:
"When you love with all that you have,
you grieve with all that you are."
I find those words to be true. Loving entails grieving because we have loved well, deeply. As Jesus said to Mary who cried tears (Luke 7:38) and washed his feet ... "for she loved much." (Luke 7:47)
The Bible describes her as a "sinner." She may well have been a sinner, but I also see she was a griever. Perhaps her grief was over her sin, or perhaps over losing someone or something she loved very deeply. Whatever our grief, it pains us. So let that remind you of something good: You cared enough and you loved deeply.
"When you love with all that you have,
you grieve with all that you are."
I find those words to be true. Loving entails grieving because we have loved well, deeply. As Jesus said to Mary who cried tears (Luke 7:38) and washed his feet ... "for she loved much." (Luke 7:47)
The Bible describes her as a "sinner." She may well have been a sinner, but I also see she was a griever. Perhaps her grief was over her sin, or perhaps over losing someone or something she loved very deeply. Whatever our grief, it pains us. So let that remind you of something good: You cared enough and you loved deeply.
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