Sorrowing into Gods Wonderful Joy 

There is a bitter sweet sorrow which is the gateway into the joy of the Lord. 

This is the door opened by sorrow! 

Through this door the widow of Zarephath entered carrying her dead son 
The thief passed from death to life, the condemnation of the cross to the justification of Christ 
The door which separated the sorrow of broken hearts from the joy of broken bread in the home at Emmaus 
The door into the upper room which separated for ever the doubts of Thomas' unbelief and…