"If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace!" Luke 19:42.
...Earlier Christian generations highly prized the "gift of tears" - as did the Latin poet Virgil, who spoke tenderly of "tears that lie at the heart of things". Jesus' willingness to share deep emotions with his friends teaches us that God neither despises nor belittles our sorrows, our human tragedies, the time - no matter what our age- when we feel like a motherless child. Jesus' tears reveal that God who "pitches a tent among us" makes our flesh his own, has tasted our fear of failure and our fear of death, our jubilation and our broken hearts. God bears our every sorrow ~ Nathan D. Mitchel, Daybreaks Reflections for Lent and Easter.
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This post really touched me. Thank you.
Me as well...it's comforting to remember he shared all of our travails while he was here in the flesh.
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