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April 7, 2026<\/span><\/p>\n Jesus Doesn\u2019t Judge Your Tears<\/strong><\/span> Lee en espa\u00f1ol<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cJesus wept.\u201d John 11:35 (ESV)<\/em><\/p>\n For a while, I was scared to cry at church. When the worship song spoke so deeply into my struggle that salty tears threatened to gather on my lashes, I squeezed them away.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t let them see you crying. What if they judge your tears too?<\/em><\/p>\n Here\u2019s the thing \u2014 I\u2019m a deep feeler, which means I\u2019m also an easy crier. So this whole \u201cholding it in\u201d thing just wasn\u2019t going to work. But these are the thoughts that run through the mind of a woman whose tears have been judged. A woman who endured immense grief by way of recurrent miscarriage and was told she cried too much.<\/p>\n Many of us have felt judged by others in our pain. Maybe in a vulnerable moment, someone diminished your grief with an \u201cat least\u201d statement. It might have been a lighthearted comment that didn\u2019t land so lightly on your heart, like, \u201cGod needed another angel.\u201d Maybe someone just quickly said, \u201cOh, don\u2019t cry. Everything happens for a reason.\u201d These reactions to our tears leave us feeling as though we must keep them hidden behind a faux shield of happiness.<\/p>\n But there is someone who doesn\u2019t judge your tears.<\/p>\n When Jesus arrived at the tomb of His friend Lazarus, Scripture says He saw others weeping and was \u201cdeeply moved in his spirit and greatly troubled\u201d<\/em> (John 11:33, ESV). He was moved to tears: \u201cJesus wept\u201d\u00a0<\/em>(John 11:35). Jesus cried with His people. He felt their pain with perfect, holy empathy. He knew that He was about to resurrect their loved one, yet He still took the time to grieve alongside the mourners who surrounded Him.<\/p>\n Jesus was likely also grieving much more than Lazarus. He was weeping over the way sin and death have broken His perfect world \u2014 the world He created. He grieves all the broken things on earth, all the broken things in your<\/em> life. He grieves with<\/em> you<\/em>.<\/p>\n Though other people might expect us to face cancer, miscarriage, infertility, the betrayal of a spouse, the loss of a loved one, chronic illness, loneliness, poverty, or any other kind of suffering and shed only a few tears, Jesus doesn\u2019t. He doesn\u2019t look down on us and accuse us of not trusting Him when we weep over these things.<\/p>\n Jesus is gentle with us. When other people seem to judge your tears, remember this: If the Savior wept, then you are free to weep too.<\/p>\n Father, thank You for sending Jesus to walk the road of suffering before us, leaving us an example to follow and freeing us to cry out in our pain. I praise You that, as Psalm 56:8 says, \u201c<\/em>You have kept count of [our] tossings; put [our] tears in your bottle\u201d (ESV).\u00a0Thank You for never leaving us. In Jesus\u2019 Name, Amen.<\/em><\/p>\n Your faith was never meant to silence your grief. Free to Weep<\/em> is a biblically grounded invitation to grieve honestly and rest in the presence of Christ. Comfort is not in answers that rush pain away but truth that stays with you in it. Get the book here.<\/p>\n You can connect with Brittany on Instagram or sign up for her monthly Treasuring Christ<\/em> newsletter, where she helps you treasure Christ more!<\/p>\n Isaiah 53:4, \u201cSurely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows \u2026\u201d (ESV).<\/p>\n We often feel isolated in our suffering. How does it make you feel to know Jesus is acquainted with grief and carries your sorrows? How does His example fight the lie that we must hide our tears? Share with us in the comments!<\/p>\n \u00a9 2026 by Brittany Lee Allen. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n Proverbs 31 Ministries
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