Sorrow may endure for a night but joy comes in the morning.

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On Dec 6, 2017 7:00 PM, "Jocelyn Soriano" wrote:
Night Shall Pass




Sometimes, success is not being able to smile, it is merely possessing the hope that you can smile again.




He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; neither will there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more. The first things have passed away. - Revelation 21, WEBBE




Sometimes, the darkness that covers the present moment is so heavy and painful, that even though we know God still watches over us, even though we believe that in the end, all things would work together for good, we can't help but feel unbearable sorrow. Why must things happen this way? Why this indescribable grief?


And though we know that there will be an end to the night, even though we believe the sun will surely rise again, we can't help but weep. For though such dark hours will certainly pass, it seems to pass so slowly. And while it lasts, eternity itself seemed to have arrived at our very door. A night of eternal sorrow. A winter that refuses to surrender into spring.


What can we do but wait 'til the night is over? What can we hold on to but prayer? And even though our prayers seem empty and dry, we trust still that the One who hears them lives! He is ever the same. He has sustained us in all our past woes, and He will carry us through though we may not know when, though we may not understand how, and though the only grace we feel is the strength to hold on for one moment more.






IT’S JUST A MATTER OF TIME




When grief looms over like a cloud,

and your heart gets broken,

and your spirit’s down,

it all seems like happiness

is but a distant dream,

and it loses its meaning

where it cannot be seen.




And we are lost where it’s dark,

without a song in our hearts,

and we couldn’t believe

it would all pass away.

If we could only hold on to a rhyme,

which could make us remember the light,

then morning might not be so far away,

IT’S JUST A MATTER OF TIME.




If we could imagine once more,

what joys are instore

with the rising of another day;

if we could only hear again

that gentle voice in the wind

reminding us that dawn is already near –

won’t we break out into songs

and cheer each other on

and say IT’S JUST A MATTER OF TIME?

Won’t we be able to bear

the darkness we are in,

knowing it couldn’t help but end

and IT’S JUST A MATTER OF WHEN!




And though the dawn is yet to come,

and the night is yet to end,

though our pain still lingers,

and our wounds are yet to heal,

we rejoice with our hopes,

as though they’ve already come,

certain that our prayers were heard

and IT’S JUST A MATTER OF TIME!








The above is an excerpt from the book "366 DAYS OF COMPASSION"


366 Days of Compassion
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“The deepest wounds of the soul are healed only by compassion… People do not merely need to be clothed, they need to be embraced with love. A love that enters into their own fears and frailty, a love that suffers with them and stays with them through their darkest hour.” READ MORE - 366 Days of Compassion


I will betroth you to me forever. Yes, I will betroth you to me in righteousness, in justice, in loving kindness, and in compassion. – Hosea 2











Hi, I'm Joyce!  I wrote the book "366 Days of Compassion".  This book is important to me because it contains many of the lessons God taught me through the years, especially in times when I needed consolation and healing.  If there is anything that's bothering you, or if you just need someone to talk to and pray for you, you can write to me by clicking here .  Don't forget to visit my website www.itakeoffthemask.com!
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