Finding God In Your MiscarriageНамуна

Day 3 - Jesus Mourns with You

The first verse I thought of as I mourned was John 11:35,

“Jesus wept.”

All my mind could recall in the grief was that he wept. That he weeps with me. It’s the shortest verse in the Bible but within its two words are some of the most compassionate filled words you’ll read in Scripture. Jesus knew Lazarus was gone but he also knew his dear friend was about to be brought back to life. So why weep?

Perhaps it was the grief he saw those he loved experiencing. Many mourned the loss of Lazarus and Jesus knew the depths of those wells of grief they were experiencing. He felt the loss that those around him were feeling—he was feeling all the pain. Every ounce. He himself loved Lazarus and although life was ahead, the cost of death was still very real. Which brings the second thought as to why he may have been weeping—the cost of sin. Sin brings death and almost everyone Jesus loves had or would experience death. No one knows grief more than him because he feels it all. He feels yours and feels it very personally.

In our grief, we are not alone. In our mourning, we share in it with another. Jesus wept for Lazarus but he also weeps along with us in our grief. He mourns with those who mourn because although he knows hope is ahead and death has been conquered, grief is still part of our journey on earth. That death is real, even if temporary. And that in the journey we go through depths of anguish and loss that rip at the soul. But he feels it too. Every ounce of pain is taken in and felt by him.

Mama, know you are not alone. Tap into your tribe, yes, but first and foremost tap into Jesus. He truly bears your loss with you and only he truly understands what you are going through. Lean on him.