Wednesday, May 3, 2000
Wednesday, May 3, 2000
God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.
If you want to read one of the defining statements in all the Bible about the nature of God, you
will find it in our reading from the Book of Revelation. After a magnificent description of the
angels and the saints gathered around God's throne, we read this revealing statement: "God will
wipe away every tear from their eyes..."
(Revelation 7:17
NRSV)
I like something Calvin Miller once said about crying. "Crying," he said, "is common in this world.
It does little good to ask the reason for it . . . Laughter can be heard here and there, but by and
large, weeping predominates. With maturity the sound and reason for crying changes, but never
does it stop. All infants do it everywhere--even in public. By adulthood most crying is done alone
and in the dark. Weeping, for babies, is a sign of health and evidence that they are alive. Isn't this
a chilling omen? Not laughter but tears is the life sign.
Dear God, thank you for wiping away the tears. Amen.
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