Page 7 - Good News June 2018 paper

hen you travel and pass courage for the rest of the journey Tears, the Presence of God met
the towns on the way, through the desert. you there.
Wyou always get the "For the Lord God is our sun and
notice to slow down when you The Valley of Tears is a place shield. He gives us grace and
near a town. 100, 80, 60, and then where we have all passed glory. The Lord will withhold no
the board that says you have now through: perhaps even had a good thing from those who do
entered Riviersonderend. And prolonged stay in that unforgiving what is right" (verse11).
you grind your teeth as you slow place. But, take heart, Beloved,
down. You don't want to stop take heart. We are passing Tayo Adeyemi said, "Your tears of
there. You want to carry on. This is through! We are not pitching our today will become the rain in
not your destination. You are still tents in that God-forsaken place. someone else's desert tomor-
on your way. And within minutes row". Your sojourn in the Valley of
you get permission to increase But, look back for a moment. What Tears will serve as a blessing to
your speed out of there. happened there when you passed those who pass through in future.
through? It became a place of Onward and upward, Fellow
The descendants of Korah were refreshing springs! The autumn Pilgrim. We will soon be there -
on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. And rains clothed it with blessings. HOME with Jesus!!!
they sang joyful songs of praise Best of all, where you hit your
on their way! But somewhere on lowest point ever in the Valley of - Helen du Plessis, 083 332 0895.
their journey they passed through
a valley called Baca - The Valley of
Weeping. Who knows what had
occurred there to be named so.
But that was not their destination.
They were on their way. And yet,
they took note, singing, "What joy
for those whose strength comes
from the LORD ...when they walk
through the Valley of Weeping, it
will become a place of refreshing
springs" (Psalm 84:7).

They did not stop and sleep over.
They moved on, but they took
note, and those pilgrims on the
road heard their joyful songs...
Perhaps joined in with new