The Tear Collector

My Father is in the business of collecting tears

He has a jar for every one of His children

When He sees His child’s teardrop fall

He runs swiftly to catch it in a jar

Thus He is never far from them

Each tear is precious to Him

It sprang from the heart of His precious child

My Father is in the business of sharing

He shares the heavy loads His children bear

He said, “Come to Me all you who are weary

And burdened

I will give you rest”

So when you feel you can’t go on

Just ask the Father

He will share it with you

Now that I’ve come to know Him

I know this to be true

I was never alone in the midst of my suffering

When my father abused me, He was there

When my mother neglected me, He was there too

He collected every one of my tears

As a child collects treasures in a tiny tin box

My Father is in the business of compassion

“Compassion- a feeling of sadness because

Of another’s trouble or suffering"

God sent His only Son to die a horrible death

Death on a cross

For me—For you

God the Father reached down from His throne on high

To come along side us out of compassion

He sent Jesus as a representative of Him

To know Jesus is to know the Father

To know Jesus is to know compassion and mercy

When Jesus met the widow who lost her son

“He was moved with pity for her and said

‘Do not weep’” 

God’s Word tells us

“He had to become like his brothers

In every way so that He might be merciful”

He himself “offered loud cries and tears to the

Father who was able to save him from death”

As Jesus was lifted up

So might we be

As we trust in Him with our burdens

Pains, disappointments, and sorrows

Let us embrace God the Father

The Tear Collector

 “Put my tears in Your bottle. Are they not in Your book?”  Psalm 56:8. NAS

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