Help in Time of Sadness

[322 words] Numerous are the occasions that may cause us to feel the emotion of sadness. Seeing someone we love make sinful choices will break our hearts. Seeing someone we love go away (either temporarily like moving or permanently like dying) will cause a wellspring of tears to overflow. Scripture prepares us to expect times of sadness in this life:  “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under Heaven…a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance” (Eccl. 3:1,4). Here are a couple of biblical suggestions for dealing with sadness:  Refuse to isolate yourself. In Acts 2, we read about the establishment and burgeoning growth of the church. Verses 42-47 depict a group of people who are dynamic, thankful, excited, and unified. It is here emphasized that they were continually together, and it made all the…