DAILY?READINGS: Numbers 19; Proverbs 16; 2 Peter 3
Jesus wept. John 11:35
It may indeed be the shortest verse in our Bible, but is it also the sweetest? How tender and how blessed! What a spectacle! The Son of God, the Lord of Glory, shedding silent tears in heartfelt sympathy with the bereaved sisters of Bethany. The tears of Jesus reveal His true and perfect Manhood; they express, without words, His feelings for His sorrowing people, and His oneness with those who weep. His heart is still the same—He knows, He loves, and He cares. —Jim Flanigan
Be still my soul—when dearest friends depart,
And all is darkened in the vale of tears,
Then shalt thou better know His love, His heart,
Who comes to soothe thy sorrow and thy tears.
—K. von Schlegel