"Good grief!" Charlie Brown says, And strangely, He's right. Grief is good. Why? Because the intense Pain, Shows me how much Love was there, And how I can Share with others Because I know Now what sorrow is. Grief goes deep. It dredges up Profound thoughts Which expose my Shallow ones. And it causes me to Grow my roots down Deep in Him, Roots that will never Find an end because He can't be fathomed Or imagined. Grief teaches me that Although I'm alone, I'm not alone because He walks each step With me. Grief is heavy. It weighs me down. It breaks me, But in the process He Remakes me into a Vessel He can use. It's hard to imagine that Wounding, Grueling grief could Possibly be good. But it is. |