stages of life on Tears

Gandalf at his parting from Sam, Merry, and Pippin at the Gray Havens: "I will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil."

Leader: Look! God’s dwelling is here with humankind. God dwells with us, and we are God’s people. People: God will wipe away every tear from our eyes. Death will be no more. There will be no more mo...

Our heavenly Father: You’ve seen how hard life can be for us. You hear our prayers for forgiveness and help. You listen when we cry aloud in pain or when we just weep into our pillow alone in the nigh...

Those who grieve find comfort in weeping and in arousing their sorrow until the body is too tired to bear the inner emotions.

No sorrowful tears, no beating of the breast For a safe repose has taken me. I dance Ring dances with the blessed saints In the beautiful fields of the righteous.

Weeping is perhaps the most human and universal of all relief measures.

I shall look at the world through tears. Perhaps I shall see things that dry-eyed I could not see.

A teardrop on earth summons the King of heaven.