John Piper, me, and a paraphrase of a quote from Katie Majors

I do not put my happiness above God’s glory, rather I find my happiness in God’s glory. I am amazed by who he is and I trust his mercy and his perfection in every detail. I humble myself like a child and see my desperate need and run to God, my father’s, loving embrace. I sit, at peace, at his feet and enjoy wave after wave of the love and joy of his steadfast presence

In times of grief and loss God’s presence gives me a joy and peace and poignancy that surpasses human understanding. His reality is better than my optimism, and I learn that human positivity is just a temporal substitute for true hope, eternal hope, divine hope.  In the darkness and trouble God is my hiding place and my intimate friend and comforter. In the midst of the turmoil I can know a peace and a comfort that is divine. It is undeniably the presence of the Lord Jesus. My Lord is near; he is here.