Taking a personal "time out" to do a little reading and soul searching.
Jacob was assigned some "summer reading" for school...and of course, I just had to see what they assigned the senior class to read. One of the books was "The Shack"...and for me, it's turned out to be exactly what the doctor ordered. And who says God doesn't speak to people these days?
...Sadness has a place in every human life...and unfortunately we all experience it from time to time.
The Bible says “There is a time to weep and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance” (Eccles. 3: 4). We will all experience sorrow. In Wm. Paul Young’s novel, The Shack, it’s called "The Great Sadness".
Lately I feel deeply saddened by circumstances that are going on right now. I can relate to "The Great Sadness" the author speaks of. I am only half way through the book right now...I am savoring it like a delicious piece of decadent cheesecake. Letting the author's words settle into my spirit and grow; leaving me hungry for more.
What I’ve learned today is that, "Great Sadness is one of God’s greatest gifts; that it has an important place in every life, that it has many faces, many expressions; and that God offers special grace to those who mourn, through us."
“It’s been a while. I’ve missed you. I’ll be at the shack next weekend if you want to get together. – Papa.”
...so happy for mandatory summer reading...Now if only I could get my kid to read it. Now I'm going to go have a piece of cheesecake.
1 comment:
YAY for slowing down and pondering your way through a book. I should finish that book...I've heard there are theological errors...but I'm not a deep thinker so I'm always asking God to keep me on the Truth path and allow me to embrace what is good for me. So far it was certainly a book that encouraged a love relationship....people need that. To me God is not a "pointing His finger at me about all the shoulds" kind of guy. The part of the book I got through seemed to be a good reminder of gentle love.
CHEESECAKE....yum....all though the rice krispies treats recipe with melted/chopped up peanut butter cups on top sound REALLY good right now.
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