Weeping Jesus - St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
John 11:32-44
The “in the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God
and the Word was God” weeps when Mary cannot contain her grief. It may be that
Jesus regrets his late arrival (if you had been here my brother would not have died)
or maybe it is the only thing a “God so loved the world” can do when the objects of Divine affection are overwhelmed by sorrow. Since John imagines a Jesus who
is in control at all times this shortest verse in the Bible, “Jesus wept” is significant.
Soul distressed weeping is the opposite of being in control and even though the
story has a happy ending, “Lazarus, come out!” the greater miracle may be that God
“comes out” from behind the “in the beginning was the Word” to share Mary’s
sorrow.
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