"We need to ask ourselves, have we learned how to weep, ... "If you don't learn how to cry, you can't be good Christians. This is a challenge." Pope Francis
Seems like crying has been given a bad name in our society. It is seen as a sign of weakness, or of not being okay. It has gotten lost in our "if it feels good do it" world...if it hurts or is sad it cannot be good.
In the end, crying is healthy...it is the appropriate response to many events in life . Oftentimes women tell me they cannot stop crying about their abortions. Sometimes these women have kept their feelings bottled up for decades, living in denial of the loss of their child because they have been told it is politically incorrect to feel this loss. But abortion i s a loss, a huge loss of a child and mourning that child is a healthy step in the healing process.
Pope Francis in his visit to the Phillipines speaks about learning how to weep. We have become many times, so shut off to our emotions, so dead to our feelings, we are hard of heart. This is unhealthy and adds to the coldness of our society. Grant it, sometimes we need to go on automatic pilot to deal with a trauma in order to survive, but step by step it is good and healthy to come face to face with our feelings, to grieve our loss or express our hurts.
Crying for our aborted children is a good thing. Not 24/7 but in doses...it moves us to new life...to Christ and healing. Don't be afraid to weep in sorrow and repentance...don't be afraid to mourn your children.
"Thus says the Lord, Cease your cries of mourning, wipe the tears from your eyes. The sorrow you have shown shall have its reward… there is hope for your future." (Jeremiah)
