I AM WEEPING WITH YOU

There was a time in my life--

a time that I guarded my heart

Protecting it from all pain and suffering

A Wall around it which left no room

For Tears to fall--

I felt sorry for you--0r so I thought

Giving lip service to my sympathy

Wishing you comfort in your pain

Hoping tomorrow was a better day

And Then--God taught me how to weep

I tried my hardest to be strong

The pain was too great 

It broke through the resolve

The tears began to fall

Once the dam was broken

They rained down in a storm

A flood of tears in my brokenness

All stoicism melted away

Jesus taught me how to weep

And now--now the tears fall freely

I see your great pain 

And I know your heartbreak

I look at you--and I weep

I weep for the loss of your loved one

Life of two as one--interrupted too soon

I weep for the loss of your child

This should never be--losing a child far too early

I weep for your worry--your pain--your struggle

As you wonder how you will make this day

I weep for those who have no families

For the legion of unwanted and cast away.

I weep for those who are hungry and cold

With no hope for tomorrow.

I weep for those cast aside--sold for gain

Who must wonder why they exist.

I weep for all who are alone

Surrounded by the bleakness of no love

I weep--I weep for you all--

Jesus taught me how to weep

How to look upon your sorrow

And to feel your great pain

I cannot hear your story

I cannot know your loss

I cannot acknowledge your struggle

Without the tears falling

It was a painful lesson

Learning how to weep

I am so glad He loved me so much

That he taught me how to cry

I am weeping with you, Friend

And as I weep I also pray

For His nearness and comfort

As we walk along this path

For your courage as you struggle

For your faith to sustain you

For your trust to only grow

Until we cry no more

For now--I weep with you

"He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. All these things are gone forever."

Revelation 21:4