Sorrow’s exhaustion
September 30th, 2008 by hoseab
Luke 22:45 “He found them asleep, exhausted with sorrow.” HCSB
In the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus prayed alone. His closest friends were near Him, but they were asleep. Luke’s account gives us this insight: they were “exhausted with sorrow.”
Sorrow is an exhausting, sometimes debilitating business. Grief saps the soul, turning everything a shade of gray. It takes longer that we think to sorrow appropriately, and it takes a greater toll on our lives than we expect. Sometimes others view our sorrow and wonder why it is taking us so long to “move on,” but they are usually those who have yet to be touched by The Great Sadness.
Give yourself - and others - time to grieve. Expect to be exhausted!
Hosea
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