go out weeping

Opening Prayer: Those who sow in tears with reap with songs of joy.  He who goes out weeping, carrying seed to sow, will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with him. (Psalm 126:5-6, NIV)

Scripture: Psalm 126:5-6

Journal: How do you “go out?”  What is your posture and your attitude?  What was the posture and attitude of Jesus?  What would it look like for you to “go out weeping, carrying seed to sow”?

Reflection:

“he who goes out weeping,

carrying seed to sow,

will return with songs of joy,

carrying sheaves with him.”

(Psalm 126:6)

go out weeping

always go out weeping

not cocky and confident

not prideful and arrogant

not critical and judgmental

not certain and sure

go out weak and vulnerable

go out humble and dependent

go out fully aware of your own brokenness

go out with questions rather than answers

go out as nobody rather than as somebody

go out as someone with much to receive

rather than one who has much to offer

go out to love and serve

for only then will you

return with songs of joy

carrying sheaves with you

Prayer

Closing Prayer: O Lord, how we go matters so much!  If we go out to take the world by storm, we will likely return with our tails between our legs, doing more harm than good.  But if we go out weeping, carrying seed to sow, we will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with us.  Help us, O Lord, to know what it means to “go out in tears.”  Amen.