SORROW INTO JOY

SORROW INTO JOY

Sorrow felt deep within the heart can overwhelm,
Doubts come, the soul groans, feeling get out of hand.
The sorrow that the disciples felt caused great despair,
They could not sense the Presence of God which was there.

Jesus understood the pain they felt, it was not mild,
He compared it to a woman in labour for her child.
She would groan, she would fret, and she would even scream,
But when she sees her baby, the pain would be just a dream.

“Your sorrow would be turned to joy…” Jesus had said,
This would occur when He arose from the dead.
They must keep this focus as they go through deep sorrow,
From the Lord and through their faith, strength they must borrow.

God gives a special joy that no one could ever take away,
The joy that comes, after faith is tested, would never decay.
The sorrows of life may threaten, our faith, to blast,
If we hold fast, our sorrow would turn to great joy at last.
John 16:20