If you want the whole story here you need to read John chapter 11 verses 11 through 44. But to save time here I will give it to you in a nut shell. A dear friend of Jesus' named Lazarus, has died. Jesus goes to raise Lazarus from the dead. But when he gets there he tries to comfort Lazarus' sisters, Mary and Martha.
when Jesus sees their tears, he cries with them, even though he knows that he is about to raise Lazarus from the dead.
To me, this shows how Jesus cares about our grief when a family member of ours dies. He IS touched by our grief, and he cries with us. Even though he knows that there is life after death, as he speaks of in verses 23 and 25. And he longs to comfort us in our time of grief. But we have to allow him to do so. If you are grieving for a brother, sister, Uncle, Aunt or some other family member today, Jesus wants to hold, cry with you, and comfort you today. Will you let him?
Comforting hugs,
Chaplain Toni
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