Jesus weeps... Jesus weeps with me...

John 11:35 ->Jesus wept. The famous "shortest" verse of the bible. I don't believe there are any with 1 word, or others with only 2, but please correct me if I'm wrong. Perhaps I should dig deeper into the meaning or history of this verse someday/sometime. But it definetly is interest, perhaps significant that this verse is only "Jesus wept". As if the author thought "Jesus wept" is sufficient to cover it for this verse, it is afterall a "complete thought". If I recall there are few, perhaps only one mention of Jesus weeping in gospel, of course others wept, but not necessarily Jesus. If you read the passage in context, you will find that Jesus is in this passage weeping for his friend Lazarus he raised from the dead. LOL that so reminds me of that Blockage joke I was making with my friend EW today. Anyhow my point is this verse really reminds us of the human side of Jesus and like the bible puts it: "For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses," [Hebrews 4:15a] And like it says in the famous footprints story: During your times of trial and suffering, when you see only one set of footprints,
it was then I carried you." (http://freespace.virgin.net/derek.berger/footprints.html) So I was thinking today... when I weep, or when we weep, I would assume God is also there weeping with us! It may sound like a surpise and I know like me, you might think God is so high and mighty and sometimes we forget God is also humble and made his dwelling among us and yes, God can cry... And I believe when I cry, I don't cry alone, I at least have Jesus there with me, possibly crying himself by my side... afterall didn't God say "I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me." [Matthew 25:40] Something to think about perhaps the next time we are given the opportunity to do or not do something that can lead to someone else crying or helping to ease their pain... Perhaps there really are "Tears from heaven" as that famous songs go. Come to think of it, despite the fact that many people, especially guitarist think that song is good and a classic, I never really looked into the lyrics or ever listened to the song before. Anyhow, here are the lyrics...

Tears In Heaven
by Eric Clapton and Will Jennings
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Would you know my name
If I saw you in heaven?
Would it be the same
If I saw you in heaven?


I must be strong
And carry on,
'Cause I know I don't belong
Here in heaven.


Would you hold my hand
If I saw you in heaven?
Would you help me stand
If I saw you in heaven?


I'll find my way
Through night and day,
'Cause I know I just can't stay
Here in heaven.


Time can bring you down,
Time can bend your knees.
Time can break your heart,
Have you begging please, begging please.


Beyond the door,
There's peace I'm sure,
And I know there'll be no more
Tears in heaven.


Would you know my name
If I saw you in heaven?
Would it be the same
If I saw you in heaven?


I must be strong
And carry on,
'Cause I know I don't belong
Here in heaven.

OOOo... I am itching now to hear some guitar vocalist play and sing that song now... JM perhaps... that would be something... or perhaps ET... Hehe... LOL I never noticed those were his initials, kinda funny... no offense bro...

Finally an update eh? Perhaps not the title you were expecting, but my blog is always an honest one. Even if sometimes I write the wrong thing, Sorry... The song we use as part of my CCSA team dance, I always thought it was cool, cause it's secular, yet Christian. But I never really took the time to look at the lyrics...

So if you're like me, here they are...

Jesus Walks Lyrics
Kanye West
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We at war
We at war with terrorism, racism, and most of all we at war with ourselves
(Jesus Walks)
God show me the way because the Devil trying to break me down
(Jesus Walks with me) with me with me with me [fades]

You know what the Midwest is?
Young & Restless
Where restless Niggaz might snatch your necklace
And next these Niggaz might jack your Lexus
Somebody tell these Niggaz who Kanye West is
I walk through the valley where the shadow of death is
Top floor the view alone will leave you breathless Uhhhh!
Try to catch it Uhhhh! It's kinda hard hard
Getting choked by the detectives yeah yeah now check the method
They be asking us questions, harass and arrest us
Saying "we eat pieces of shit like you for breakfast"
Huh? Yall eat pieces of shit? What's the basis?
We ain't going nowhere but got suits and cases
A trunk full of coke rental car from Avis
My momma used to say only Jesus can save us
Well momma I know I act a fool
But I'll be gone til November I got packs to move I Hope

(Jesus Walks)
God show me the way because the Devil trying to break me down
(Jesus Walks with me)
The only thing that I pray is that me feet don't fail me now
(Jesus Walks)
And I don't think there is nothing I can do now to right my wrongs
(Jesus Walks with me)
I want to talk to God but I'm afraid because we ain't spoke in so long

(Jesus Walks)
God show me the way because the Devil trying to break me down
(Jesus Walks with me)
The only thing that I pray is that me feet don't fail me now
(Jesus Walks)
And I don't think there is nothing I can do now to right my wrongs
(Jesus Walks with me)
I want to talk to God but I'm afraid because we ain't spoke in so long

To the hustlas, killers, murderers, drug dealers even the strippers
To the victims of Welfare for we living in hell here hell yeah
Now hear ye hear ye want to see Thee more clearly
I know he hear me when my feet get weary
Cuz we're the almost nearly extinct
We rappers are role models we rap we don't think
I ain't here to argue about his facial features
Or here to convert atheists into believers
I'm just trying to say the way school need teachers
The way Kathie Lee needed Regis that's the way yall need Jesus
So here go my single dog radio needs this
They say you can rap about anything except for Jesus
That means guns, sex, lies, video tapes
But if I talk about God my record won't get played Huh?
Well let this take away from my spins
Which will probably take away from my ends
Then I hope this take away from my sins
And bring the day that I'm dreaming about
Next time I'm in the club everybody screaming out

(Jesus Walks)
God show me the way because the devil trying to break me down
(Jesus Walks with me)
The only thing that I pray is that me feet don't fail me now

There are some nice Christian components to it, but as for some of the other parts... well....

Anyhow, this week my very good friend and bro in Christ EW finally got back from HK! :) Tonight I went out with him and had a great time, hopefully good enough to keep my mind off what can get me to tears and lead me to a peaceful, unsinful sleep away from the insomia I get sometimes... BTW, it's almost 6AM right now...So I think I will try to sleep now and probably expand on this entry more late on today or tommorow...

I find myself debating whether I need to mention what brings me to tears, if you've been reading my blog regularly, you could possibly already know seeing other couples always gets me in a down mood and I've been on a "couples-boycott" so to call it.

It's actually two days since I wrote this entry (started it on Sunday, now it's Tuesday). Can't really remember what I wanted to add. But I was reading 2 Cor 7 for devotion last night, late at night and verse 10 "Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death." really stuck out at me. I've been thinking, this new type of pain I've been feeling sometimes over somebody else, pain that can't be solved by sinning... Perhaps it's all part of God's plan.