A Prayer about Jesus’ Tears
A Prayer about Jesus’ Tears
Jesus wept. John 11:35
Compassionate Lord,
Even though the day most people exchange gifts
has come and gone,
or maybe especially because that day
has come and gone, it’s a good time
to contemplate this baby in the manger.
Many of us love the Christmas lullaby
“Away in a Manger,”
but I do think the authors got one thing wrong:
“The little Lord Jesus,
no crying he makes….”
That can’t be right.
Babies cry.
They express their need for food,
clean diapers,
and sleep
by crying.
Jesus was fully human,
and he likely cried when he was a baby,
especially if cows were mooing in his ear.
Heavenly Father, may we never forget Jesus’ true humanity,
but also may we believe in his deep sympathy,
his passion for and with us.
Not only did he cry as a baby,
he wept as a man
over his friend Lazarus’ death.
He came to reverse the curse of sin
by submitting to death on a cross.
He sweated blood
as he agonized in the garden
over his impending death.
Yes, Lord, Jesus wept.
May we affirm the cries of the baby Jesus
and may we trace the tears of our Savior.
In his sacrificial name we pray. Amen.
Read John 11:28-44; Luke 22:39-46.
![Is the gospel good news to you?
The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Mark 1:1
Good Father,
Our world seems to be drawn to bad news,
so much so that we can even watch it 24 hours a day
on TV, on our phones, on our tablets.
And yet, our souls truly long for good news,
and your gospel is precisely that.
The word gospel literally translates as “good news.”
This good news is “of Jesus Christ,”
meaning it belongs to Jesus the Messiah,
the King of your kingdom.
This good news is also about Jesus Christ.
It is true that it is [almost] unbelievably good news,
for the story goes that you sent your Son,
a divine King,
into the world as a human baby
born from a virgin’s womb.
But not only that, you sent your Son,
your sinless Son,
who perfectly satisfied you,
as the Savior for your sinful people,
who could never satisfy you.
Good Father, help us to grasp this truth—
we could never earn your love.
We could never pay the debt of our sin.
Nothing we have done in our lives
makes us good enough to be forgiven.
And in that is the amazingly good news:
“For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin,
so that in him we might become the righteousness of God” (2 Cor. 5:21).
Father, how we thank you for your goodness to us in Christ.
May we live in gratitude for this good news,
and may we share it with everyone we meet.
In Jesus’ good name. Amen.
Read Mark 1:1-11.
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