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b'READ: JOHN 11:32-36; ROMANS 12:15; HEBREWS 4:14-16\\n\\n\\n\\nThere are a lot of lies in our world, and one of them is that real men don\\u2019t cry. But what about Jesus? God became human, and it was well-documented that Jesus cried, including when His friend Lazarus died. In John 11:35, Jesus was crying with grief at His friend\\u2019s death.\\n\\n\\n\\nWe live in a world where terrible things like death are the norm. This is because humanity\\u2019s sin resulted in God\\u2019s good creation being broken. So where is God in all this brokenness and sorrow? He\\u2019s right here. Jesus is God with us\\u2014and He weeps with us.\\n\\n\\n\\nAs Christians, we don\\u2019t need to be ashamed to show we have feelings. It shows we care about the people and world God made. Jesus knows the fullness of human experience and emotions, and He is the picture of what it means to be a human without sin (Hebrews 4:14-16).\\n\\n\\n\\nHave you ever thought you needed to act tough or prove that you\\u2019re strong? Have you ever felt like you should hide your feelings when something hurts you or causes you sorrow? Jesus didn\\u2019t do that. He wept and shared the grief of Mary and Martha when their brother\\u2014His friend\\u2014died. When you share in the sorrow others are experiencing, you\\u2019re showing them His love.\\n\\n\\n\\nJesus is both loving and strong. These are not mutually exclusive. He died on the cross and rose from the grave three days later\\u2014beating sin and death to save us. That\\u2019s real strength and love. If you\\u2019re looking for what it means to be a man\\u2014 or a human in general\\u2014look no further than Jesus. He is the Creator who became human, the King who became a servant, the Savior who wept. \\u2022 A. W. Smith\\n\\n\\n\\n\\u2022 What emotions seem to be unwelcome in your culture? Based on the truths about Jesus from today\\u2019s Bible passages, how might Jesus be inviting you to approach these emotions differently?\\n\\n\\n\\n\\u2022 In John 11, Jesus wept at Lazarus\\u2019s death, and then He raised Lazarus from the grave. In the same way, Jesus shares our sorrows with us now, and when He returns to restore His creation, He will raise His people from the grave to live with Him forever\\u2014and there will be no more need for tears. If you want to know more about this good news, see our "Know Jesus" page.\\n\\n\\n\\nRejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. Romans 12:15 (NIV)'