Resting Our Sorrows in the Love of God
By carrying our sorrows to God and resting in His love, we can find calm in the storm and grow in faith, love, and hope.
Mary Wilder Tileston, through the words of Edward B. Pusey, emphasizes the importance of bringing all sorrows to God, finding calmness and rest at the feet of the Savior. By spreading our grief before Him, we experience a peace that surpasses understanding, revealing glimpses of eternal rest and the depth of God's love. As we learn to submit humbly to God's will, our faith, love, and hope grow, allowing us to find joy in the midst of sorrow as we witness God's work in our lives.
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He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still. Then are they glad because they be quiet; so He bringeth them unto their desired haven.
PSALMS 107:29,30
AS thou learnest this lesson, to carry all thy sorrows to God, and lie at thy Saviour's feet, and spread thy grief before Him, thou wilt find a calm come over thee, thou knowest not whence; thou wilt see through the clouds a bright opening, small perhaps and quickly closed, but telling of eternal rest, and everlasting day, and of the depth of the Love of God. Thy heart will still rise and sink, but it will rise and sink, not restlessly, nor waywardly, not in violent gusts of passion; but resting in stillness on the bosom of the ocean of the Love of God. Then shalt thou learn, not to endure only patiently, but, in everything against thy will, humbly and quickly to see and to love the loving Will of God. Thy faith and thy love and thy hope will grow, the more thou seest the work of God with thee; thou wilt joy in thy sorrow, and thy sorrow will be turned into joy.
EDWARD B. PUSEY
Sermon Outline
- I. Carrying Sorrows to God
- A. Lie at Saviour's feet
- B. Spread grief before Him
- II. Finding Calm in the Storm
- A. A stillness comes over thee
- B. Seeing through clouds a bright opening
- III. Resting in the Love of God
- A. Heart rises and sinks in stillness
- B. Seeing and loving God's loving Will
- IV. Growing Faith, Love, and Hope
- A. Joy in sorrow
- B. Sorrow turned into joy
Key Quotes
“Then are they glad because they be quiet; so He bringeth them unto their desired haven.” — Mary Wilder Tileston
“Thou wilt see through the clouds a bright opening, small perhaps and quickly closed, but telling of eternal rest, and everlasting day, and of the depth of the Love of God.” — Mary Wilder Tileston
Application Points
- Carry your sorrows to God and lie at Saviour's feet to find calm in the storm.
- Grow in faith, love, and hope by seeing and loving God's loving Will in everything.
- Find joy in your sorrow by trusting in God's loving Will and turning your sorrow into joy.