September has come and gone since my last blog post and it was marked by highs and lows, joys and sorrows. In Cynthia Heald’s book A Woman’s Journey to the Heart of God, she writes a parable of Joy and Sorrow journeying together. When Joy asked the master why Sorrow had to come along, he answered, “Without Sorrow, you would never know Joy.”
So, so true. Sorrow adds definition to the experience of joy, and joy gives hope in the dark valleys of life.