Sowing in Tears

Sowing in tears is the hardest labor of life in this broken, sinful world. It's lonely, soul wrenching work when despair crushes dreams and attempts to crush us as well. Within God's promises, the Old Testament story of Ruth grants instruction for suffering because it reveals the Father's heart to his anguished children. Rather than hasten grief, God's gracious love allows for sowing in tears unhurriedly. As you water bitter seeds of heartbreak with endless sobs, listen above your cries to hear the voice of the Father through the narrative about Naomi, Ruth, and Orpah. Hear his kindness, his patience, and his love. Look for his presence on the roads of your agony, as surely as Naomi felt the presence of Ruth on her long walk home from Moab, having been emptied by the death of her husband and two sons.