Does Jesus cry with us?

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I have heard that Jesus suffers with us. Does anyone know then if he also cries with us (or instead does he just understand our pain)?

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He surely suffers through the Body of Christ, which is His Church.
 
Well, that depends.

Jesus is strong when we are weak, as the Bible tells us, so I imagine instead of breaking down crying with us, he’s next to us comforting our pain, sheltering us from the storm, making sure were OK and don’t fall away.

Alozje Stepinac once said, “when they have taken everything from you, leaving only your two hands, put them together and pray, then you will be at your strongest”. A man is very much more connected with Jesus when he suffers, especially when he’s down on his knees with his final strength. Jesus hears us, and he is definitely concerned.

I think he cries more when we sin, or maybe I’m relating him too much to his (our) Blessed Mother, who is often associated as doing the same thing. When we sin, they look down at the world with tears.
 
Of course he does. He cried with the family of Lazarus when he died even though he knew he was going to bring him back to life. Why else would he cry other than he was sharing in the grief of the family?

It’s funny this topic is here because I tend to wind up in tears every time I go to Communion because my heart hurts because my oldest two kids claim to be atheists and are not receiving Communion. I had a very distinct feeling yesterday at Mass as I walked out of the church and tears were rolling down my cheeks that Jesus, inside me, was crying along with me.
 
absolutely not. the “suffering God” idea has been declared a heresy by the church. Jesus is in heaven where he constantly experiences the joys of heaven.
 
Lady_Love said:
What about the crying statues?
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i think thats more of a symbol of how sad all of mankinds sins are. i dont know exactly what message Jesus and mary try to convey by those statues. all i know is that there was a concept of God suffering among certain christians, and it was labeled a heresy. i forgot the name of this specific belief.
but im not 100% sure, i could be wrong. however i always raise an eyebrow in skepticism when i read certain saints recieving “apparitions” in which Jesus says that he is sad or that he still suffers from time to time.
but as I said before i dont know…
 
Pilsen said:
Hi

I have heard that Jesus suffers with us. Does anyone know then if he also cries with us (or instead does he just understand our pain)?

Thank you
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Jesus has said that our Father has counted every hair on our head. If he can know that, then he understands all too well what it means for us to be hurting. As a good Father he would feel that in some way since we feel it, just as he knows all the hairs that we have.

God is Love. Love means to console.
Just a thought.
 
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