And Jesus Wept......

I am always moved when I read in the bible Jesus having human emotions...and nothing is more human than sorrow. When Adam and Eve invited sin into the world, they invited sorrow. It's part of human nature to feel sorrow, to be sad, to cry, to hurt and to feel pain. While being without sin, Jesus did feel sorrow and pain, all the way to the cross. Jesus mourned the loss of his friend Lazarus along with Mary and Martha, weeping with them. Jesus also wept over Jerusalem, mourning the loss and ignorance of a people who did not know him.

I often wonder what was going through Jesus' mind as he cried for us. I wonder if He cries for us now.

Then on days like today, I get just a glimpse. On days like today when I see the horrific reality of Satan's work; days when I look into the eyes of innocence corrupted; days when I feel like I'm trying to hold back the tide with a teaspoon; days when I am rendered helpless in the face of complete darkness.

I look into the face of children and the pain in their eyes accuses me....I feel like there's nothing I can do, nothing I can say - I am condemned by their tears.

And then I weep.