Cry Baby
November 4th, 2011
Scientists think that tears might be the body's way to get rid of excess stress hormones in the body. Have you ever felt the sense of a post-storm calm after having a good cry? There are times when we only stop from exhaustion, but other times there is a feeling of conclusion isn't there?
I have cried a lot this week. I cried in Church. I cried twice on the school run. I cried on the phone to my friend Rachael, and I cried on my own in bed. I cried in Tiny Tots. It has been one of those weeks when the world seems painful and dangerous and unfriendly. I cried for lots of reasons that I can't share here, but I wanted to say that I am glad I was able to cry, and maybe to encourage you to give it a go, if you are the sort of person who likes to be the owner of the last dry eyes in the house. Crying is humbling because it makes you look like the mess you feel. But then you get a hug and a tissue. Crying gives sadness a vent, lets it spill out and disperse a little. Crying is a great substitute for words.
So yes, I am a cry baby. That's okay.
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Paula
~ November 4th, 2011 ~ 22:11Oh big hugs. 47 yrs old and boy have I cried! Psalm 56 v8 tells us God cares and records our tears. I heard tear bottles were used to catch people's tears, then the bottles were brought out again when the sadness / circumstance/ trial had passed to remind people of what they had been brought through. God cares about your tears and will use the very things you cried about to transform and sanctify you - when you look back you will be able to count it all joy! *more hugs* and prayers.
Jo
~ November 11th, 2011 ~ 20:11Thanks for your hugs! Didn't cry today :) But so true about the potential for sanctification in everything, even the worst of things. Nothing is wasted in God's economy. Bless you xxx
