Blessed are you who weep now,
for you will laugh. …
Woe to you who are laughing now,
for you will mourn and weep.
—Luke 6.21, 25
God is among the broken-hearted.
Joining them, you are close to the Beloved,
whose loving grief for this tear-soaked world is deep,
whose joy is infinite.
When your heart is cracked open by sorrow,
in time the delight of God pours in,
splashing with laughter.
Carefree, untouched, laughing now,
you belittle God’s passion.
Your awakening will be a mourning.
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Steve Garnaas-Holmes
Unfolding Light
www.unfoldinglight.net
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