John 11:28–44
Jesus Wept
“When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her also weeping, he was greatly disturbed in spirit and deeply moved. He said, ‘Where have you laid him?’ They said to him, ‘Lord, come and see.’ Jesus began to weep.” John 11:33-35 (NRSV)
This passage has always seemed to me as if a light shines on the humanity of Jesus. Jesus sees his good friends in pain, and he can’t help but be moved by that.
To understand that Jesus really was human is a difficult concept to grasp. We all know people who seem a little closer to heaven than we are—those to whom manners, grace and intelligence seem to come so easily, and to whom sadness, tragedy and mistakes seem to be repelled. In my mind, that’s how Jesus is portrayed in many places in the Bible. But this passage makes it clear that Jesus was one of us. His empathy is so strong that he is moved to tears.
Jesus, In your true understanding, comfort me in my struggles.
Lori Earls
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