We will all die. Lazarus eventually did. You and I will. But never forget: The end is not the end. It is only the beginning. When we belong to Jesus, we simply leave our empty shells behind and go to glory. And yet death does sting, even when we know better. It hurts to leave behind the people we love. It hurts to be left behind. We will all encounter many more hurts on our journey toward the grave. Sometimes the story of our lives seems like one painful episode after another. And Jesus knew that. Because Jesus loved this family from Bethany, he wept, and he weeps with us as well. And that, I believe, is the essence of the story God writes throughout our lives. Today we suffer. Today we don't understand. But someday, in that external Tomorrow, the same Savior who weeps with us will wipe every tear from our eyes. Someday all the scattered, broken pieces will fall into place, and we will suddenly understand the hand of God has been upon us all the time. All the tragedy-all the darkness-will instantly be swallowed up by triumph. What a perfect ending to our imperfect stories! That's the love our our Master Storyteller God. (From:Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World)
9 years ago
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It's hard to imagine, but I know he does weep with us. However when I weep with my children, I tend to give into them and probably spoil the big picture.
I will have to share this with a special friend. She had her first child, a boy, on the 9th of September and lost her dad only one short week later. How tragic. I cannot imagine the pain she is going through and especially at such a special time in her life. Please pray for her.
remember the scripture that simply said" jesus wept"
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