of sorrows, acquainted with grief

Oh God, there's sadness all around this place.

This world of yours has aches and griefs galore.

I understand and see why scripture say-s

that you were grieved (right to your heart and core).

It says it not just once, the narr-at-eve

repeats it two more times for emphasis,

And Jesus says "How blest are those who grieve"

These prophets want to make sure we get this!

And in the recent month or so, I know

of four beings who've got so very sick,

& fever-ous, their heat and love-lack show

a loss of life and strength. Oh, please be quick,

Lord Jesus, I am telling you as though

you've  only come in touch with this just now,

but often when you're told you hardly show

surprise, you seem quite glad that now, somehow,

you've been invited in to help us out.

And then you look to God for wisdom from

above, with skill and insight so to rout

all anti- -love and -life; with connection

to both a life of love, and love of life

that's deeper than the biological,

and yet encompasses husband and wife,

both intuition and what's logical.

This grieving you have pioneered, so far.

True mourning for us, joins us with yourself,

as there recorded in Jewish scripture.

We're blessed when joined with you, the source of health.

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The Lord saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time. The Lord regretted that he had made human beings on the earth, and his heart was deeply troubled. So the Lord said, ‘I will wipe from the face of the earth the human race I have created – and with them the animals, the birds and the creatures that move along the ground – for I regret that I have made them.’

Genesis 6:5‭-‬7 NIVUK

Blessed are those who mourn,  for they will be comforted.   Matthew 5:4 NIVUK

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