"God's anger is just for a minute, his grace for a lifetime," Psalm 30:5.
Grief (real, to be sure!), like a tourist, needs lodging for the night. And then moves on. Joy comes to stay all the live long day. To wit, God's discipline, short lived, brings health, salvation. God's favor lasts through a lifetime into the joy of Morning to come. You, Jehovah God, have restored us to life from the pit. You brought up our souls from despair. You turned our sadness into dancing! You changed out our mourners' clothes into glad rags! So in our glory we sing praises to you. We can't stay quiet! We're a choir of thankfulness to you!
We remind a brother or sister today ... or, we let them remind us ... of God's life-giving work in Jesus. And together we say, Thank You! In tomorrow's morning he brings overwhelming joy.
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