These psalms touch on the topic of grief, for the community and ourselves. Grief hurts, and can feel like a lonely wilderness, but we need to grieve and acknowledge that all is not well. By sowing our tears like seeds we can grow in sharing, slowing down, letting go, and gain joy and freedom as we bring everything into God's presence. To bring healing to our grief we are to look to Jesus, who entered our wilderness and experienced grief, crying with us and for us. But our pain and loss is not the end of the story as the cross brings hope and confidence in the future, coming from his unfailing love.