Tears ( Psalm 34 v18)

 I am reading the life of Winstone Churchill and often you read of him crying,and yet he was a manly person,brave and courageous.Tears are very important in our lives they give release as regards sorrow,I remember attending the funeral of my brothers wife,after the commital friends and family met for a time ,and a number of us sat with my brother,and I said something nice about how he felt his dear wife.It appeared to embarrass him ,as if he didn't want to show emotion, It should not embarrass someone if they shed tears at the loss of a loved one.The Bible is full of people who shed tears,Joseph was a man who shed many tears,(  Genesis 42 v24/ 45 v2/14/43v30/50 v1/17)They were not tears of anger or wanting vengance,but  love  for those brothers who had caused him so much pain. King David experience a lot pain in his life ,at a time when he and his men lost everything we read 'that they wept aloud until they had no strength left to weep.' ( 1 Samuel 30 v4)It could have been from that experience he wrote ,'Weeping may stay for the night but rejoicing comes in the morning',( Psalm 30 v5),for he and his men recovered all that they had lost.We can all have that experience when God can turn  our tears into rejoicing.if not in ths world but in heaven, we are told that our God will wipe every tear from our eyes. (Revelation21v4)Last but not least let us consider Peter the one who denied his Lord he was the one who foolishly boasted that he was prepared to go to prison and die with his Lord (Luke 22 v33),but it was not to be,three time he denied Him.Just as he had spoken the third time the Lord turned and looked straight at Peter,and we we read ,'And he went outside and wept bitterly'(v62) From these tears he would learn so many things about himself. Ira F. Stamphill wrote the following ,

                                            'He washed my eyes with tears,that I might see,

                                             The broken heart I had was good for me

                                             He tore it all a part,and looked inside,

                                             And found it full of fear,so much foolish pride.'

                                              'What are you learning through your tears? '

                                             

                                                      

                                                 

1 Samuel 30