Sowing Tears

My latest Bible study ended today. I almost did not do this one. I missed the first, forgot about the second, and still did not have a book by the third. But I did it, God knew I needed it.

The Psalms of Ascent. Mamas, we need to know these songs.

One particular Psalm resonates in my mind today.

 

 

Psalm 126

 

When the Lord brought back the

captives to Zion,

We were like men who dreamed.

Our mouths were filled with laughter,

our tongues with songs of joy.

Then it was said among the nations,

"The Lord has done great things for them."
The Lord has done great things for us,

and we are filled with joy.

Restore our fortunes, O Lord,

like streams in the Negev,

Those who sow in tears

He who goes out weeping,

carrying seed to sow,

will return with songs of joy,

carrying sheaves with him.

 

How many tears have we sown? How many sighs and tired smiles? Searching for my coffee mug while half asleep, winces while paying bills? Aching to be with our children when we cannot, wishes for a night out, or prayers of questioning why evil can continue?

 

There are times I am so impatient with my life. I think I must be wasting away my days surrounded by clutter and piles of laundry. And God reminds me the sowing is never wasted. Every single day is not wasted when something is sown.

 

The tears we sow show us we desire more. They show us we need a rescue. They show us we are alive and believe there is something superior to attain.

 

Keep sowing, keep praying, keep persevering, keep asking. Because, this promise remains. He who goes out weeping, carrying seeds to sow, will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with Him.

 

That day will come.

 

Job said, "For I know that my Redeemer lives."(Job 19:25)

 

In Isaiah, "I will give you the treasures of darkness, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD." (Isaiah 45:3)

 

Jesus said, "In this world you will have tribulation. But take heart! I have overcome the world". (John 16:33)

 

Keep sowing. God was so good to give us and everyone else a free will. He gave us the opportunity to fight, to search, to sow. And in the end, we will be privileged to see our own redemption, which will be even sweeter when we remember our tears.