Why you look in the mirror while crying & start crying harder. Ouch, I’m so sad that I’m sad. ☹️ I like to think that the “shadow of sorrow” is the Lord’s presence—mourning with you, knowing your pain, helping you grieve through it. A nice thought.
“A Grief Observed” is an underrated work of genius. If you want full introspection on the process of deep grieving (whether bc you identify with it or would like to understand others’ pain) read this personal account of how #CSLewis traveled the grief path after his wife died.
First paragraph: “No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear. I am not afraid, but the sensation is like being afraid. The same fluttering in the stomach, the same restlessness, the yawning. I keep on swallowing.” #CSLewis #AGriefObserved
“Misery’s shadow or reflection”: Maybe it can be understood as the reaction you have when you’re really distraught & holding it together, then a trusted friend approaches who already heard the news & you collapse into their arms, sharing your grief. The shadow is God approaching.
And *maybe* that’s why it’s SO IMPORTANT to the Lord that we approach one another in such grievous times. We are his arms. Our shadow approaching allows his children, in their deepest suffering, to have his arms around them to open their pain. We are his shadow approaching.
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