Putting Away Our Sorrows (Advent 2024)

Send us Fan MailPutting Away Our Sorrow (Advent 2024)“Take off the garment of your sorrow and affliction, O Jerusalem, and put on forever the beauty of the glory from God.” - Baruch 5:1Loss is a part of life. Because loss is a part of life, mourning and grief are a part of life as well. Not only are they part of life, for most of us mourning and grief are a necessary part of life. Thomas Dorsey wrote the song ‘Precious Lord’ after the deaths of his wife and infant son. Of this he said, “ I buried Nettie and our little boy together, in the same casket. Then I fell apart. For days I closeted myself. I felt that God had done me an injustice. I didn’t want to serve Him any more or write gospel songs.”There’s no short cut in moving from the pain of sorrow and affliction to the beauty and peace we experience as we glory in God’s presence. We simply pray as Dorsey writes: “When the darkness appearsAnd the night draws near,And the day is past and gone,At the river I stand,Guide my feet, hold my hand:Take my hand, precious Lord, lead me home.” Peace be with you.#60secondsofhope Support the show