2009-08-04T17:05:47-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/sad/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ecclesiastes%207:2-4&version=NIV 2009-08-04T17:05:47-05:00 This downbeat passage from Ecclesiastes suggests that there isn't necessarily any shame in sadness or grief--in fact, sometimes those emotions are more healthy than inappropriate happiness or delight in the wrong things. http://sermonindex.net/modules/articles/index.php?view=article&aid=9590 2008-01-10T13:03:42-05:00 A great many people seem to embalm their troubles. I always feel like running away when I see them coming. They bring out their old mummy, and tell you in a sad voice...