Why can we bear sorrow? Because God is always with us. Now, everyone has been sad at tone point or another. We might be sad when we get in trouble at school, or if our eleven-year-old pet turtle suddenly die. Sadness comes for a variety of reasons, and God will be there for us when we are sad.
Still, sadness, just like happiness, is very circumstantial. It is easy to move from being mad to happy to sad in a relatively short amount of time, with relatively small and insignificant triggers. Sorrow is different from simply being sad. Sorrow is an incredibly deep distress that impacts the very core of who we are.
God is always with us, even in our sorrow! In our pain, God is not only right there with us, but He weeps with us. Furthermore, as painful as sorrow is, it still can bring purpose to our lives. Gardiner Spring says, "It is the mission of sorrow therefore to take the mourner by the land, and lead him to the throne of heavenly grace.... These sharp distresses would be overwhelming but for free access to the Hearer of prayer. We can bear them, if God is with us."
Everything that exists, exists because God created it: this includes sorrow. Sorrow is an emotion that most people would probably rather not have to experience. Nonetheless, it powerfully brings us back to the God of power and grace. Sorrow forces us to come humbly before our God who declares, "Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted" (Matt. 5:4).
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