Accept Sorrow as a Friend
“What we must do…with God’s help, is to accept sorrow as a friend, if possible. If not, as a companion with whom we will live for an indeterminate period, for whom we have to make room as one makes room for a guest in one’s house, a companion of whom we shall always be aware, from whom we can learn and whose strength will become our strength. Together we can create beauty from the ashes and find ourselves in the process.”
— Elizabeth Gray Vining, 1952
Quaker librarian and children’s book author
Faith and Practice of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, 2002
Today’s Invitation
Make room for sorrow, and allow it to become your strength.
This Week’s Query
Who are you when you are with your beloveds?
How is this different from who you are with others? How does intimacy help you grow into wholeness?
Banner image: Joey Hartmann-Dow
