A Tear

Stepping Out in RED Shoes!

- Day 110 -

An old Grandmother in the faith -- Sister Brooks -- used to always say...

"God works in mysterious ways,

His wonders to perform."

I recently bought a birthday card for a dear friend.  I looked through numerous cards before finding just the right one.  It was simple and sweet, not very colorful or flowery, but it voiced exactly what I wanted to say.  Even so, I never expected my friend's eyes to fill with tears when she read it.

a quiet moment,
a sincere word,
a stirring in one's spirit,
a tear.

Sometimes only God knows what's happening in the depths of our hearts when a tear appears.  We may not know, ourselves, what's happening -- we just know "something" is.  The Bible says in 1 John 4:8b...

"God is love."

People often want to chock up tears as silly emotions.  I don't believe that.  They are a heavenly language that only God understands.  He deems them so valuable that He collects them, making note of their meaning.

"You have collected all my tears in Your bottle.

You have recorded each one in Your book."

Psalm 56:8 NLT

Today, I'm reminded that when Jesus died on the cross, the curtain was rent in two, from top to bottom, giving mankind access into His presence.  (Mark 15:38)  Perhaps, a single tear represents
the touch of God on the human heart in just such a place -- behind the broken veil.  It's such a magnificent moment that it can't be described with words.

Today, I step out in RED shoes, believing that the same God that collects tears, will move through me and touch the lives of those around me with HOPE.

"But now LORD, what do I look for?

My hope is in You."

Psalm 39:7

Gail