Weeping May Endure For A Night....

2 Samuel 19:4 KJV
But the king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!

King David was no stranger to loss. He was a warrior that routinely went to battle. But, his familiarity with loss did not alter the sense of anguish he felt at the death of his son Absalom. He wept openly for him even though his son brought shame upon his house. He wept openly for him even though Absalom sought to take his life.

David behaved as most of us would have had we lost a child. He allowed everyone to see how the loss affected him. He gave himself completely over to weeping and mourning. He forgot about the circumstances that altered his relationship with Absalom and remembered how much he loved him. David's grief was effortless and genuine. 

It is interesting how easy it is to weep. I wish it were the same with joy. We say weeping may endure for a night as freely as amen. This piece of scripture has become a stamp of approval for public spectacles. Go ahead and cry, mourn, and persevere through the trial is the thought. Sit in front of everyone as David did and let it all out.

"BUT JOY" are the words we should focus on. If we are to learn anything from the scripture, we will do exactly what the word but does in a sentence. We will negate "weeping may endure for a night" from our go to vocabulary and focus all of our energy on "joy cometh in the morning". Joy cometh in the morning means every single day that you rise, you should do so with the expectation of joy. Joy should flow down through the cracks of every conversation, every gesture, and every smile. It should be so much a part of who you are that you forget those words that once preceded....BUT JOY!

***Additional reference - Psalms 30:5*****

Adayinthelife:-)