The
Dark Night of the Soul

Oh, the dark
nights of the soul,
when we hang
our harps upon the willows
and find
comfort in only the Lord!
Separation is
sorrowful.
Who of us
haven't grieved the loss of a loved one,
nor felt its
sorrow
having wept
in each other's arms?
Now you must
travel separately,
no longer to
enjoy the loving friendship, and companions forever,
as you walk
through this "veil of tears" called life.
Many are
passing through the deep waters of sorrow as you read this.
You can
relate, having lost a companion yourself
and are now
experiencing the heartache of separation,
wondering how
you will cope with the lonely hours ahead.
We feel the
emptiness in our hearts, and in our homes,
when a loved
one is taken from us.
"...being
taken from you for a short time
in presence,
not in heart..."
We
are homesick for heaven
and
anticipate the reunion of our loved ones
as
we yearn for a better place.
The familiar
was so comforting.
It's never
easy to let go.
"We are
called to hold with open hands,
life and the
things in it,
even if they
are the crutches that have held us up,
the familiar
that has given us comfort,
the loved one
who has given us joy...
...we reach
out for those things
that have
been wrenched away from us.
We become the
prisoner of what we cannot let go...
the possessor
of what we give away."
Sometimes
grief comes upon us suddenly,
like tidal
waves crashing over our soul.
We buffer
ourselves from its pain
as we try to
hold on to what we've held precious
till it's
taken out of our hands.
Sometimes
gently. Sometimes suddenly,
but always
painfully.
We'd lose
ourselves in the valley of grief
if it were
not for the hand of our Shepherd
to guide us
through the long and lonely nights.
In the dark
night of the soul, He is our Comforter.
A Loving
Presence, who shares in our pain and in our suffering.
With each
tear that falls, it nudges us homeward towards heaven,
where no
sorrow, no separation, nor tears shall fall.
Weeping may
endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
He reveals
Himself to us in our moments of deepest pain.
Through teary
eyes we anticipate our joyful reunion
when we will
be with our loved ones once again.
"For the
Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout,
with the
voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God:
and the dead
in Chirst shall rise first:
Then we which
are alive and remain shall be caught up
together with
them in the clouds
to meet the
Lord in the air:
and so shall
we ever be with the Lord."
~ 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17
At times the
anguish of your soul will move you to tears
but take
heart, precious one, for a better day is coming
that will
increase your desire to be with the Lord
that would
not have been possible
had you not
walked through the valley of grief.
"Blessed
are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted."
~ Matthew 5:4
May the Lord
bless you and keep you
all the days
of the rest of your life,
until you are
in the presence of the Lord in heaven.
***
Dear soul,
We're not
home yet, the best is yet to be!
Those who
fall asleep in Jesus
will be
waiting to welcome us home in glory.
Yet, if you
do not believe in the Lord you're going to hell.
There's no
pleasant way to say it.
The Scripture
says,
"For
all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God."
~ Romans 3:23
"That
if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus,
and
shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead,
thou
shalt be saved."
~ Romans 10:9
Don't
fall asleep without Jesus
until
you are assured of a place in heaven.
Tonight, if
you would like to receive the gift of eternal life
first you
must believe in the Lord.
You have to
ask for your sins to be forgiven
and put your
trust in the Lord.
There's only
one way to heaven and that's through the Lord Jesus.
That's God's
wonderful plan of salvation.
You can begin
a personal relationship with Him
by praying a
prayer such as the following:
"O God,
I am a sinner.
I am sorry
for my sins.
I want to
turn from my sin.
I receive
Jesus Christ as my Savior;
I confess Him
as my Lord.
From now on I
want to follow Him.
In Jesus'
name, Amen."
"For
whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."
~ Romans 10:13
"According
as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world..."
~
Ephesians 1:4
If
you received the Lord Jesus as your Savior
after
reading this invitation, please let us know.
We
would love to hear from you, Your first name is sufficient.
We'll
leave the light on for you...
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