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SWEET SORROW
Shakespeare’s Juliet says to Romeo: “Parting is such sweet sorrow.” English teachers might call that an oxymoron, a contradiction in terms. But life is full of seeming contradictions which are not so contradictory. We talk about “bitter sweet moments,” or a “deafening silence,” or “an open secret,” or a “tragic comedy.” What kind of sorrow can be sweet? What sort of sadness brings gladness? What brand of grief leads to relief? Is such a thing possible? Jesus told His disciples:…