Day 9 - The Birth of Joy
366 Days of Compassion and God's Promises in the Bible
Only in heaven shall we know that deep space for joy carved out for us by our deepest griefs.
“For our light affliction, which is for the moment, works for us more and more exceedingly an eternal weight of glory...” - 2 Corinthians 4, WEBBE
It is never God's intention to cause hurt or sorrow. Yet if He ever allows any pain, it is only so that He could make way for greater joy!
We can never fully understand it here. Not when we're suffocated by darkness. Not when our hearts are broken by sorrow.
But someday we will know. We will see how each of our tears have become priceless pearls, how our most terrible afflictions have given birth to our highest bliss.
My Heart’s Deepest Wound
I guess you will always be
my heart's deepest wound.
The kind that aches terribly,
The kind that time could never heal.
I glimpse a memory of you
and I feel it!
I feel both the joy and the pain
of loving you.
Yes, loving you.
For I have never really forgotten.
How could the heart forget?
Had I not loved you,
I'd have moved on already.
Had I not loved you,
You wouldn't have been able
to cause me pain.
But I did.
I loved you then, and I love you now.
You will always be
the deepest wound in me.
That's how strongly
you are etched
upon my heart.
God’s Promise for Today
“If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love, even as I have kept my Father’s commandments and remain in his love. I have spoken these things to you, that my joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be made full.” - John 15:10-11
Saint Quote
“The glory of heaven consists in seeing and loving God face-to-face... She shall see that all the tribulations, the poverty, infirmities, and persecutions, which she regards as misfortunes, have all proceeded from love, and have been the means employed by divine providence to bring her to glory.” – St. Alphonsus
Mother Mary
“Even while living in this world, the heart of Mary was so filled with tenderness and compassion for men, that no one ever suffered so much for his own pains as Mary suffered for the pains of others.” - St. Jerome
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