Tag: Tears

John 11:33 Jesus wept. The shortest verse in the Bible “Jesus wept” is succinct yet packed with love, compassion and emotions. Jesus was moved at the mourning family who had lost their only brother Lazarus. When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come along with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in spirit and...

Luke 22:61a-62 The Lord turned and looked straight at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word the Lord had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows today, you will disown me three times.” And he went outside and wept bitterly. Bitter tears are emotional tears triggered by anger and resentment. The anger could be towards someone...

Mark 5: 38-40a When they came to the home of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw a commotion, with people crying and wailing loudly. He went in and said to them, “Why all this commotion and wailing? The child is not dead but asleep.” But they laughed at Him. Emotional tears release stress hormones. Psychologists say...

1 Samuel 30:3-4 When David and his men reached Ziklag, they found it destroyed by fire and their wives and sons and daughters taken captive. So David and his men wept aloud until they had no strength left to weep.. Who said mighty men don’t cry? David, the fierce warrior, and his fearless mighty army wailed...

Nehemiah 1:4 When I heard these things, I sat down and wept. For some days I mourned and fasted and prayed before the God of heaven. Who said big boys don’t cry? When Nehemiah heard that his father’s city was in ruins and his hometown was in rubble he sat down and wept. His tears were not...

Psalm 32:12a Hear my prayer, O LORD! Listen to my cries for help! Don’t ignore my tears. The tear glands located above each eyeball continuously supply tear fluid across the surface of our eyes.  Every time we blink, a thin layer of tears called a “tear film” spreads across the surface of our cornea. There...