Does
sadness fill my mind? A solace here I find,
May
Jesus Christ be praised!
Or
fades my earthly bliss? My comfort still is this,
May
Jesus Christ be praised!
---Katholisches Gesangbuch, 1828
Probably none of us, if we live long enough, will avoid the
deep ache of sadness. Some may be fortunate, and experience only brief periods
of “fadedness”. Others, through life circumstance or brain chemistry, may slog
through long terms of depression and sadness. And, because Jesus walked this
life fully human, we can surmise that he experienced every emotion common to
humanity, including the dark cloud of sadness. This thought is so comforting to
me --- to know that I can experience nothing that my Savior has not experienced
first. And out of that comfort can come praise. In my darkest moment, I can cling
to Christ, and sing my anguished, confused, joyful song of praise, faint or
full though it may be.
May Jesus Christ be praised, and may praise do its
transformative work in the world, and in me.
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