Psalm 126

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He who goes out weeping,
carrying seed to sow,
will return with songs of joy,
carrying sheaves with him. Ps 126:6

Thanks to amma for pointing this Psalm out to me today... If I could only put into writing the JOY that is contained in those lines, and the emotion. But David did a good job anyway(as he was hearing from the Lord) if you follow the link on this blog's title. The burst of joy and comfort that I, as a reader, experience, applied to my situation in the here and now, is led up to by the whole psalm. It's a dancing, singing, crying, laughing kind of happiness... the kind that gushes out into overflow because it has been welled up and waiting for release for so long. Captivity has lasted too long. It has the assurance of release too. The confidence of... faith.

When I was little, we used to live in a house that needed us to pump water out into a bucket for daily use. The pump was rusty and rickety. It creaked every time you plied its heavy iron handle. To make our work more effective - or even just more satisfying - we came up with a plan. Someone would stop the opening with their palm and the other person would pump with all their might. It was more effective - it saved time lost waiting for every insignificant trickle. The pressure, of course, made the release so much more.

That's the kind of joy that this verse reminds you of - like rushing water at the end of a blocked spout. Don't give up on waiting :)

Love ya

pilgrim

PS This verse also brought to my mind MP and VP and my appa and amma. That they are so blessed. Their story shall be told etc ;)