Turn My Mourning into Dancing: Finding Hope in Hard Times

by Henri J.M. Nouwen

We learn to look fully into our losses, not evade them. By greeting life’s pains with something other than denial we may find something unexpected. By inviting God into our difficulties we ground life—even its sad moments—in joy and hope. When we stop grasping our lives we can finally be given more than we could ever grab for ourselves. And we learn the way to a deeper love for others.

Ultimately mourning means facing what wounds us in the presence of One who can heal.