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A prayer of hope for our heartbreaks by Christine Brown, red by Liam Martin.

Those who sow in tears shall reap with shouts of joy, Psalm 126-5.

So many of us have experienced loss in recent days.

Heartbreak seems to wait around every corner.

All it takes is a quick scroll through my news feed to see yet another friend dealing

with devastating loss.

A sense of shock overcomes us as we try to process the unexpected pain.

We grieve for our families, our neighbors, and our communities.

When terrible loss occurs, we carry this tightness in our chests, a pain so intense it feels

as though our hearts are breaking.

We refer to it as heartbreak, because there's no other way to describe it.

When we experience this heartbreak, there's only one thing that will offer relief.

A hope that one day our tears will be replaced with joy.

Psalm 126-5 says, those who sow in tears shall reap with shouts of joy.

What an amazing promise for us to cling to when we walk through the most difficult circumstances imaginable.

Psalm 35 also proclaims this hope with the words weeping may tarry for the night,

but joy comes with the morning.

As I look at all the heartbreak happening around me, I can't help but draw closer to God,

thankful for the hope I have through Jesus.

Because of him, loss is not forever.

Tears will one day cease, joy will be restored.

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