The Sorrow of a Rose

I think when it comes to sorrow, people think of women in two extremes, either a complete train wreck that cries all the time, or a  statue that internalizes pain and doesn’t show a single sign of emotion.  Neither of those are the right way, so I have set out to find the biblical way for a rose to grieve. 

I think Hannah, in 1 Samuel is a great example of this.  Her heart was broken, she couldn’t have the children she desired with all her being.  Her face showed the heaviness of her heart, but she still did what she had to do, she still went with her husband to the feasts.  She doesn’t have a breakdown in front of everyone, she slips away and pours out her heart before the Lord, engulfed in so much sorrow it looks like she’s drunk.     

There are plenty more broken hearted people in the Bible, and they all seem to bear their grief in a similar manner.  They definitely show outward emotion, but they still trust in God and do the work they have to do.  The reason I’m writing this is so we, as women of God, can know how to act when our hearts are broken.  When we are faced with something that, yes we give to God, but we still mourn over.  Death of a loved one, the sin of a family member, abuse, regret, bitterness, the aching of disappointments, all these things and more we may encounter.  We can mourn in our heart and it might show on our faces, but we also cast our burdens on our Savior, because He cares about us, and He is really the only One who can change the situation.  There is a time for sorrow, just as there is a time for joy, but no matter what, God is our Deliverer.