In our search in life to know and be known, we keep striving after connections. We want to be known...it is a soul level craving. We share movies with people, games, observations and more because when we share experience together...we become connected and a little more known.
I was reading this morning and something occured to me. There is only 1 time recorded in scripture where Jesus actually was moved to tears. He didn't seem to get emotional over:
-The crowds leaving because his words were hard to swallow
-His brothers mocking him
-The disciples fleeing and leaving
-His own crucifiction
All of these deeply intense times in his life, we see no record of emotion...but there is ONE instance of his spirit being moved through his emotions, resulting in him being moved to tears. What was it that brought him to the point of weeping? It wasn't Lazarus's death...He knew He was about to raise him from the dead. In fact, Jesus knew all...so there was no uncertainty or lack of control that he could cry over. What made him weep?
My God cares for me so, He is so in tune with my spirit. He cares for us so much, and is so heavily invested in our lives that He was even able to become emotionally overwhelmed by seeing our pain. Our hurt moves him to action. He is that involved in our lives. It says that He was "deeply moved and troubled." He moved from teaching Jesus that has words of wisdom and guidance to action..."Where have you laid him?" He saw the pain and tears of those gathered, and was moved to instant action.
He doesn't just know us better than we know ourselves, He cares for us more than we care for ourselves.
3 comments:
yes...yes and yes! Thanks for writing this
mmhmmmm.....
Thats good cory. This reminds me of the book The Shack. Have you read it. It was one of the few books where it was almost as if God was directly speaking to me through the words.
Cory, this is good. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it.
well written post cory! I enjoyed it.
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