Maybe
Just a thought…
Maybe when I am a bit weepy over things said or songs sung…
Maybe when tears slip down my cheek as I watch my family play…
Maybe when my eyes leak at the mention of the cross
or the sight of a new born babe…
Maybe when I cry at sweet memories of days gone by
and those gone too soon….
Maybe when I weep at thoughts of the glory to come
and hope restored …
Maybe I am not in sin or faithless.
Maybe I do have the joy of the Lord.
Maybe I grieve as one who has hope is Christ.
Maybe I am trusting Jesus as I grieve,
as I miss those who have gone to be in His presence.
Maybe I am simply more tender now than I was before.
Maybe these tears are because Heaven is more real
now that many I love live there.
Maybe I cry because I see my sin,
my sin nailed on that cross where Jesus died.
Maybe my tears are tears of gratitude for all He did
when He who knew no sin became sin that I might become the righteousness of God.
Maybe these are tears of grief mixed with tears of gratitude for all He is and all He has done for me
and for those I love who are now at home with Him in heaven.
And maybe, just maybe, these tears are precious to God.
Christianity, Grief, healing, poetry
Traci
I love this!! The closer we get to Jesus, the more we love and feel and have a heart for things of his. I get it 🙂
KathleenBDuncan
Thanks, Traci. Yes. We are being transformed and, as we are, we gain a heart for things of His.
loispearson
So much emotion! I am a cryer and it’s just like that. Sometimes it’s so hard to pin down where the tears come from. Love this! Thanks for sharing!
KathleenBDuncan
My husband has learned to simply tell me cry, without asking why.
Susan
This speaks to me so! I’ve always been a crier; so the tears have been multiplied in this 7 years since the loss of Robert. I am definitely more tender than I was before. “Tears of grief mixed with tears of gratitude”~ I love that- so true. Thank you for these beautiful words that I missed before!
KathleenBDuncan
I wasn’t a crier Before. I am now. And it’s ok.
KathleenBDuncan
Reblogged this on kathleenbduncan and commented:
From one year ago.
I’ve been a bit weepy the past few weeks. For many reasons. The loss of Andrew is only one.
granonine
Well, you made ME cry, and that’s not easy to do. And yes, the tears are precious to God, Who collects them all in His bottle! (Psalm 56:8)
KathleenBDuncan
I have many friends express that they are fed-up with folks telling the, their child wouldn’t want them to be sad.
Jesus mourned! He was a man of sorrow!
Good grief! It’s not SIN to be sad that someone we love has died!
Smh.
granonine
Maybe they won’t be so fed up when it’s their turn. I have a hard time understanding people who feel that way, never mind have the gall to say so. Good grief.
Julie.
thank you! I have been told that also. What’s with that saying anyway? Like we would not grieve deeply for a son?
KathleenBDuncan
Exactly.
rogerholmack
And maybe the tears you cry cleanse your very being.
KathleenBDuncan
Yes. They often do.
KathleenMK
Miss Kathleen ~
Maybe the tears are the proof of the love you share with God and the gifts He has given you
Maybe the tears are the proof of the love you Both have for the Sons
Maybe the tears are blessed because of all that you wrote above.
Kathleen
KathleenBDuncan
Thank you.