What joy for those whose strength comes from the Lord, 

who have set their minds on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem.

When they walk through the Valley of Weeping, 

it will become a place of refreshing springs. 

The autumn rains will clothe it with blessings.

Psalm 84:5-6 NLT

In need of strength.

On the journey.

The Valley of Weeping.

Perhaps these are familiar needs, familiar places. 

It's OK not to be OK.

It's OK to need strength.

It's Ok to be a pilgrim, because while sitting still can be helpful, can be needed, when there's fear, despair, worry, anxiety, grief, loss, the way is through. 

It's OK to be in the Valley of Weeping, the Valley of Tears, and the psalmists are giving us the hope, the invitation, that in that valley, in that place, there can be found a kind of blessing, a kind of refreshment that may not be found anywhere else. 

While it can feel like nothing will change in the dryness, the drought of the Valley of Weeping this psalm invites us to keep moving, and as we do, the water from deep springs, from autumn rains, will change things. 

Refreshment.

Replenishment.

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