Cry

Go ahead.

It won't change the circumstances.

It won't make cerebral palsy go away or cure cancer.  It won't grow back limbs or remove fluid from a tiny brain.

It won't eraser the words of a doctor or a careless friend or familly member.

It won't mend a stressed marriage or pay those mounting bills.

But it does release the tension.  It cleanses.  It refreshes.

"Blessed are the tears that fall
Clean the windows of the soul
And usher in a change of heart
And bring a joy that angels know."

         ~  Bryan Duncan

 

Give yourself permission.  To grieve.  To be human. 

To cry.

The fulll song:

Blessed Are the Tears

         Bryan Duncan

Think of all the times you've fallen victim
All the restless nights you've wrestled through
The closest of your friends abandoned, helpless
They're reaching but they're just not reaching you
You hold no valid thoughts of consolation
The future holds no interest, no concern
The world you love is closing in around you
Clearly now there's nowhere left to turn

Blessed are the tears that fall
Clean the windows of the soul
And usher in a change of heart
And bring a joy that angels know

The time has come to share your well-kept secrets
The hatred and guilt degrading you
I'm sure you blame yourself for all that's happened
This time there's just no way that it's true
You need to know you've got a friend in Jesus
You need to know he felt rejected too
Humiliating pain and unjust treatment
He's been there so he knows what you've been through

Blessed are the tears that fall
Clean the windows of the soul
And usher in a change of heart
And bring a joy that angels know

Blessed are the tears that fall
Wash the stains of life away
Forgiven and forgotten now
A new creation's here to stay

And God will send a merciful Peacemaker
Comforter of all of those who mourn
We'll become the pure in heart, the earthly meek
Enduring misdirected scorn

Blessed are the tears that fall
Clean the windows of the soul
And usher in a change of heart
And bring a joy that angels know