The Bible never pretends pain isn't pain. It just refuses to leave you alone in it.
Now we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this surpassingly great power is from God and not from us. We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed. We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body. For we who are alive are always consigned to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our mortal body. So then, death is at work in us, but life is at work in you. And in keeping with what is written, “I believed, therefore I have spoken,” we who have the same spirit of faith also believe and therefore speak, knowing that the One who raised the Lord Jesus will also raise us with Jesus and present us with you in His presence. All this is for your benefit, so that the…
Treasure in Jars of Clay
Begins with a cry Jesus echoes on the cross. The anguish is real — but so is the turn toward praise that comes at the end.
The only psalm that ends without a glimmer of hope. Darkness is my closest friend. Even Scripture makes room for the blackest night.
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