[Birthday]

My birthday gift from the Lord... in my favorite daily devotional this year September 5th read:

He Weeps with Us
Jesus Wept.
John 11:35 NIV

"Jesus... weeps. He sits between Mary and Martha, puts an arm around each and sobs...
He weeps with them.
He weeps for them.
He weeps with you
He weeps for you.
He weeps so we will know: Mourning is not disbelieving. Flooded eyes don't represent a faithless heart. A person can enter a cemetery Jesus-certain of life after death and still have a crater in their heart. Christ did. He wept, and He knew He was ten minutes from seeing a living Lazarus!
And His tears give you permission to shed your own. Grief does not mean you don't trust; it simply means you can't stand the thought of another day without the Lazarus of your life.
If Jesus gave the love, He understands the tears. So grieve, but don't grieve like those who don't know the rest of the story." (Max Lucado)

Thank you Jesus.