Our God, is a God of compassion. Starting in verse 11, Jesus shows compassion toward a widow who had just lost her only son. She was weeping. He raises her son from the dead - the first of three mentioned in the Gospels.
I know Jesus likes when we come to Him with our tears. It shows an open heart, vulnerability. So much easier for the Holy Spirit to be heard. He mentions tears again in this chapter when a woman - a prostitute - comes to Him and weeps at His feet and wets them with her tears. Her tears showed deep repentance. I've been there with weeping looking for God to forgive me and lift me up. There was one very memorable time on the banks of the ocean in Seattle, WA - after I had lost my kids -; after the tears and reaching up to Him I felt such peace. Jesus actually gave me a "vision" that day, and I knew that I and the kids were going to be okay, and that I never really lost them; God would be sure we would be together in one way or another.
He also wants our faith. He says to the woman, "Your faith has saved you; go in peace." v. 50
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