Why cry? Isn't it a sign of weakness? I mean it forces you to open up in a way that is more an outpouring of emotion, of who you are. It means you become vulnerable. Crying acknowledges that you are not in control doesn't it? The truth of the matter is that crying is a strength, and an exercise at that. It is about not only becoming vulnerable, but it is about sharing who you are and what is going on with you and is a forma of managing your life.
Hear the Good News, while crying is one
form of communication, another is prayer. The psalmist in Psalm 40 tells of
opening not only his heart, but his soul as well, lifting them both up to
God. Whether or not God's response to the Psalmist was a surprise or not,
the fact remains that God heard the cry and responded. The slaves under
Pharaoh's control, God responded. The concerns and Cry of the people of
Israel, He responded. The sick and the infirmed, we know of the stories of
Jesus and how He responded. Even in our own life. Both our little battles
and big trials, God has delivered us too.
Prayer, what a way to start the day of right. Each day
we need nourishment for the body. For babies, we regulate what they eat and
how they eat, hoping that as they grow older they will learn to the do the
same for themselves. If we would do this for the body what about the soul.
For those that are hungry, take and eat, receive the meal from heaven, take
a bite out of a prayer sandwich. Prayer: Lord, as You stir within my heart, I am called to
prayer. The hunger inside is not for food, it is a longing for You. Feed me
Father, satisfy my hunger and my thirst. Help me to understand that talking
with You is in fact a basic necessity of life. Strengthen me to share all
the You are with others. Thank You for all that You have done in my life and
all You will continue to do, for I ask this through Christ, my Lord and
Savior. Amen.