"In John 11, Jesus weeps. His tears, shed in response to Lasarus' death and Mary and Martha's grief, are full of embodied truth, beauty, and goodness.
Why did Jesus weep? He delayed coming to Bethany "so that the Son of God may be glorified through it" (John 11:4), and, when He arrived, informed Martha that He is "the resurrection and the life" (v.25)... why did He not simply wave His "magic wand" to "solve the problem"...Instead, He made Himself vulnerable, stopped to feel the sting of death, to identify with frail humanity, who struggled to know hope...
Jesus' tears transformed Mary's view of her Lord. Soaking the hardened ground of Bethany, Jesus' tears commingled with hers. Jesus was not only a Savior but proved to be an intimate friend; the glory of God shone through such a deep friendship with the Son of Man."
-Makoto Fujimura
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wow, I love this. it game me chills. "jesus was not only a savior but proved to be an intimate friend" so great, thanks for posting this.
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