In The Depth of My Sorrow

<p>When pain knocks on our door it finds our humanity. And with that humanity comes a flood of emotions: frustration anger disappointment discouragement (etc.).<p>In time of grief pain — and our vulnerability to it can distance us from the divine.<p>We often find ourselves engulfed in guilt and remorse; unable or unwilling to offer a prayer of thanksgiving. Yet the scriptures instruct us to tell the divine what we have in our heart when we pray.<p>It is unquestionable that in times of pain and desolation what we have in our heart is grief frustration anger rage and tears. Finding ourselves without words to express our darkest feelings the best prayer we can offer is our weeping and flowing of tears. And it is ok to cry just to cry in our sacred time of prayer.<p>In the words of Parker J. Palmer When we tell our story we become human And in times of darkness our sorrow becomes our story and when we own that story in our prayers we not only become human but find healing within the process.</p>