by Terry Wane Benton<\/p>\n
“Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning<\/em>” (Psalms 30:5).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
David had plenty of dark and sad moments. Loss of children and heartache so deep it would drive him to incredible lows and sadness. Add to that his many critics who hated him without just cause, who wanted to see him fail or even die, and you begin to sense that this Psalm is written by a real voice of experience.<\/p>\n
Through all those dark days, there was a truth that he realized each time. Joy does come back! Weeping is temporary. Sometimes it feels like it will never go away, but joy does come back if you want it and let it. The sun does rise again to give you a brighter moment.<\/p>\n
Now, David could surely have focused permanently on those dark things that brought him misery, but he would have to shut the windows to prevent the sun from shining in. There are bountiful blessings to cheer the heart if we will but raise the shades, open the windows of our hearts, and just look and appreciate.<\/p>\n
Life is not just the dark nights of weeping, but also the opportunity to let the sun rise in our hearts. The sunrise lets us see more, allowing us to see better. There is the light of the prophetic word, and the Sun of righteousness with healing in His wings. There is sunlight, looking for just an opening, a crevice to shine through into our broken hearts. Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine!<\/p>\n
I know that through every night of weeping, the sun rises again. David knew this was true, and so do you! Let the Sun come in!<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
by Terry Wane Benton “Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning” (Psalms 30:5). David had plenty of dark and sad moments. Loss of children and heartache so deep it would drive him to incredible lows and sadness. Add to that his many critics who hated him without just cause, who…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[27],"tags":[652,1287,391],"class_list":["post-95656","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-article","tag-grief","tag-joy","tag-sorrow"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":37056,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/my-heart-was-full-of-joy-visiting-your-website\/","url_meta":{"origin":95656,"position":0},"title":"My heart was full of joy visiting your website","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"February 9, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: My heart was full of joy visiting your website, and I was blessed and encouraged so much. 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