For the grieving
Grief is hard. Really hard. Words can't fully describe the pain and any attempt to always falls short. Recently, several friends of mine have lost loved ones, husbands, fathers, and even a child. The deep grief and pain is almost crippling and watching them walk through this valley is so hard. My heart hurts for them. As believers in Christ, we know God understands, but sometimes that can feel distant and sound trite. I’ve been thinking about John 11:35 “Jesus wept.” It’s the shortest verse in the Bible, yet holds a depth of meaning and significance that we often don’t take time to ponder. On the surface, it confirms a bit of Jesus’ humanity, yet there is so much more to these two words. What do they say to us? The context of the story is that Lazarus, the good friend of Jesus and brother to Mary and Martha was sick. Friends told Jesus th...