A Time To Weep And A Time To Sing

My remaining budgie grieved for days after the loss of her companion. She wouldn't sing, squawk, or make any noise at all. I felt bad seeing her sit on the large swing that the two of them would often share as they gazed out at the peculiarity of humans in our household. Then I thought how very natural it is for animals and humans to grieve after losing a loved one. It is how God made us and it is how God Himself is. He grieves every time He looses a precious soul to the evil one, and rejoices every time a soul comes to Him.

In the Bible, when Moses, the great leader of God's people died, the Israelites weeped for thirty days. However, after the thirty days, the weeping and mourning ceased.

"So the sons of Israel wept for Moses

in the plains of Moab thirty days;

then the days of weeping and mourning

for Moses came to an end."

Deuteronomy 34:8 (NAS)

So no matter how great our loses are, we must not give ourselves up to sorrow forever. There is a necessary time to weep and mourn, but after that there comes a necessary time to go on with life with laughter and dancing.

"A time to weep

and a time to laugh;

A time to mourn

and a time to dance."

Ecclesiastes 3:4 (NAS)

It is wondrous how God's uses even the tiniest creatures to teach us so much. I am pleased to say my budgie is now happy again, singing, squawking, and peering perplexingly at the craziness of humans in  my household.