been reading John 11.
it's the story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead.
while reading it, there was nothing really surprising about it.
it seemed like another amazing miracle performed by Jesus.
this passage is also home of one of the shortest verses in the Bible.
John 11:35: "Jesus wept."
while just amusing myself with the thought about this being a really short verse,
I suddenly thought,
"why is Jesus weeping for a man He already knows He will bring back from the dead?"
wouldn't it make sense for Him to just tell Maria and Martha
"don't worry, there's nothing to be sad about"?
and then I realized,
although Jesus will indeed bring Lazarus back from the dead and therefore make everyone happy again,
Jesus did not look over the pain Lazarus must have went through before death,
and the agony the sisters had already been through the past days.
He cried,
because He cared.
believing in Jesus and knowing that He will definitely give us the solution does not mean that we will always be happy throughout the trials and hardships.
we will be in pain,
we will face times when we think everything is over,
and Jesus knows that.
there's no need to try to force a smile.
we can cry,
and He will cry with us.
but in the end, He will raise us up.
