Do the Ashes Work?

When we're sad and broken by life's trials, we need to face that don't become angry and bitter. Maybe you pick up a journal. Maybe you talk to a friend or an older, wise man, mentor who can lead you through these trials. By sitting in the ashes, we face our sadness. We own it. We accept it. But we also don't have to run from it. I think about jobations. Lamentations, three job talks about the same thing: god has ordained this trial. It's got to be part of journeys and seasons. This is not some gay peutic terminology, by the way. This is men."