Grieve *AND* Give Thanks

These days everything is binary: either one or zero; black or white; good or evil, etc. Unfortunately, life doesn’t actually work like that. Fortunately, neither does the Bible. In fact, there is a beautiful sentence in Mark’s Gospel from a desperate father that got me thinking about “both/and” in place of “either/or.” And I’ve come up with a four word phrase that sums this up for me. I’ve found it to be really practical and helpful, and I hope you find it to be the same for you. “Grieve and give thanks.” Preacher: Andrew Forrest Scripture: Mark 9:20-27