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Sometimes, let sadness

Have its moment.

There are tasks to do,

And emails to respond to,

Friends to encourage,

And chores to complete.

But sometimes,

You have to just be.

Let your soul mourn.

Let your eyes weep.

Let the grief out.

It’s okay to just

Be.

Mourning is a part of life,

No matter how we wish it wasn’t so.

Dreams unachieved,

Hopes deferred,

Lives changed,

People lost.

Yet powerful empathy found:

Jesus wept.

So weep.

But remember,

And hold fast to the hope,

That this too shall pass,

Joy comes after mourning,

Joy comes in the morning.