I love the idea of tears being a sign that god is near. When my sister and I were younger, she'd point out rays of light shining through clouds and say, "There's god." I imagine saying the same thing about tears. When I feel that familiar knot in my throat and stinging in my eyes, I'm going to try telling myself, "There's god." Maybe this will replace the shame and judgment that always makes me try to force them away.
I cry just about once an hour these days. The lack of caring and compassion in our “new world order” here in the USA should make everyone weep. The Bible verse that plays itself over and over in my head is “Jesus wept.” The one all children try to choose when we are asked in Sunday school to choose a bible verse to memorize. Perhaps it wasn’t a childish cop-out after all, but rather the best verse to remember in times like these.
I love the idea of tears being a sign that god is near. When my sister and I were younger, she'd point out rays of light shining through clouds and say, "There's god." I imagine saying the same thing about tears. When I feel that familiar knot in my throat and stinging in my eyes, I'm going to try telling myself, "There's god." Maybe this will replace the shame and judgment that always makes me try to force them away.
I cry just about once an hour these days. The lack of caring and compassion in our “new world order” here in the USA should make everyone weep. The Bible verse that plays itself over and over in my head is “Jesus wept.” The one all children try to choose when we are asked in Sunday school to choose a bible verse to memorize. Perhaps it wasn’t a childish cop-out after all, but rather the best verse to remember in times like these.