Holy Tears
Photo by Mary Catherine Meirink / Selah Journeys Retreat May 2022
Jesus wept.
The shortest verse in the Bible demonstrates the Ministry of Presence in grief.
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Care big.
Listen much.
Speak little.
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We are called to
Comfort those who mourn and
Weep with those who weep.
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Jesus wept.
Simple. Short. True.
(Handkerchief from Selah Journey’s May 2022 Retreat on Receiving comfort.)
“Now when Mary came to where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet, saying to him, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in his spirit and greatly troubled. And he said, “Where have you laid him?” They said to him, “Lord, come and see.” Jesus wept. So the Jews said, “See how he loved him!” John 11:32-36
“Weep with those who weep.” Romand 12:15
“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.” 2 Corinthians 2:3-4”