“Crying doesn’t indicate that you’re weak.
Since birth it has always been a sign that you are alive.”
You’ve kept track of my every toss and turn through the sleepless nights,
Each tear entered in your ledger, each ache written in your book. Psalm 56:8 The Message
A teardrop on earth summons the King of Heaven. Rather than being ashamed or disappointed,
the Lord takes note of our inner friction when hard times are oiled by tears.
He turns these situations into moments of tenderness;
He never forgets those crises in our lives where tears were shed.
Charles R. Swindoll, Growing Strong in the Seasons of Life
God does not waste an ounce of our pain or a drop of our tears;
suffering doesn’t come our way for no reason,
and He seems especially efficient at using what we endure to mold our character.
If we are malleable, He takes our bumps and bruises and shapes them into something beautiful.
Frank Peretti
The Lamb, who is at the center of the area around the throne, will be their shepherd.
‘He will lead them to springs of living water.’ (Isaiah 49:10)
‘And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’ ” (Isaiah 25:8)
Revelation 7:17 New International Reader’s Version
But now there is a veil covering all nations and people. This veil is called “death.” But death will be destroyed forever. And the Lord God will wipe away every tear from every face. In the past, all of his people were sad, but God will take away that sadness from the earth. All of this will happen because the Lord said it would. Isaiah 25:7-8 Easy-to-Read Version
I heard a loud shout from the throne saying, “Look, the home of God is now among men, and he will live with them and they will be his people; yes, God himself will be among them. He will wipe away all tears from their eyes, and there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying, nor pain. All of that has gone forever.” Revelation 21:3-4 Living Bible
At that time people will say,
“Here is our God!
He is the one we have been waiting for.
He has come to save us.
We have been waiting for our Lord.
So we will rejoice and be happy when he saves us.” Isaiah 25:9 Easy-to-Read Version