for a time

........ a time to weep
........ a time to mourn
Ecclesiastes 3:4

I am worn out from groaning;
all night long I flood my bed with weeping
and drench my couch with tears.
Psalm 6:6

Jesus wept.
John 11:35

Lord, thank you for showing me that at times tears are an acceptable response to a fallen world. And thank you even more for not leaving us there...

Weeping may remain for a night,
but rejoicing comes in the morning.
Psalm 30:5

And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying,
"Now the dwelling of God is with men,
and he will live with them.
They will be his people,
and God himself will be with them and be their God.
He will wipe every tear from their eyes.
There will be no more death
or mourning or crying or pain,
for the old order of things has passed away.
Revelation 21:3,4