God Weeps Too

Mondays w/ Michael

Ten years ago today, Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris marched into Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado and killed 12 of their classmates and 1 teacher and injured 23 others before turning the guns on themselves. I was a student at IPFW at the time. I had planned on going to Anchor Room to purchase the "Things I Prayed For" CD by Eli when I got out of school. At some point during the day, I found out about the massacre. After school, I purchased the CD as planned. I still remember driving down 469 with tears streaming down my cheeks as I listened to the song below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKQ9urPYGcQ

God Weeps Too

This is for the man who never learned to read or write
He worked two jobs instead of going to school
I know it hurt you as a child,
But please remember all the while
That God weeps too

This is for the widow who now must sleep alone
When the memory of a kiss will have to do
Every night when she lays down
You can almost hear the sound
When God weeps too

God weeps too, God weeps too
Though we question Him for all that we go through
Still it helps me to believe and my faith it does relieve
When I think that God weeps too

For every survivor of the wickedness of man
Whether you're a black man or a Jew
Some people kill in Jesus name
But He is not the one to blame
Cause even God weeps too

God weeps too, God weeps too
Though we question Him for all that we go through
Still it helps me to believe and my faith it does relieve
When I think that God weeps too

God weeps too, God weeps too
Though we question Him for all that we go through
Still it helps me believe and my faith it does relieve
When I think that God weeps too

And I never really thought about it,
Not that much about it,
But God weeps too.
And I never really thought about it,
Not that much about it,
But God weeps too.

I remember another time listening to that same song, driving down the same road and the passenger in the car asked me "Do you really think that God weeps?" John 11:35 is the shortest verse in the Bible. Even though it's the shortest verse, it is very powerful. It simply states "Jesus wept." Why was Jesus weeping? He was weeping over his friend Lazarus who had died. A few verses later in v. 43, Jesus calls out "Lazarus, come forth" and Lazarus arose from the dead.

If Jesus wept over His friend who was dead, who He knew He would call back to life, imagine how He feels when we, His children, disobey Him. Imagine how He feels when we sin. Imagine how He feels when He sees His children, who He came and died for, killing others simply because of the color of their skin. Imagine how He feels when He sees His children being aborted, simply because they are not convenient.

Yeah, I've never really thought about, not that much about it, but I believe God weeps too.

Make it a great Monday! I'm going to try to not make Him weep.