Language of the Heart

“What the heart doesn’t have words for, comes out in tears.” 

Loren Thornburg

It seems one of the deepest expressions of the heart doesn’t come in words, but rather through tears.  They come in times of deepest pain and deepest joy to express what words can’t express.  Sometimes they are so deep we don’t know where they are coming from.  Yet often they are so true that a good cry brings more peace than sharing with words.  There is truth in tears.  I used to think that tears were a sign of weakness.  I’ve changed my mind.  I now think tears are a sign of strength.  There is such strength in letting our hearts be seen and the deepest parts of us be known.  There is strength when we invite others into our deepest places.  So let your strength be known and let the tears fall down.  

“You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book.
Psalm 56:8 NLT

All throughout scripture we see tears.  Women and men alike express themselves through tears, Jesus included.  There is no mention of this being something of weakness.  No where does God respond for them to stop their crying.  Instead we see that He cares deeply for us in those places.  Here in the Psalm David is being chased by his enemies, running for his life and He recalls the goodness of our God in those places.  He speaks of the ways that God keeps track of our sorrows and collects our tears, recording each of them.  It’s hard to imagine that the God who created earth and sea would care so intimately for the sorrows of our hearts, but He does.  He is walking so closely with you that He can collect your tears.  Tears have always been important to Him.  Sometimes they are our best prayers.  Cry it out!  He hears you, He sees you, He is with you!