Tears

An old Jewish proverb says, "As soap is for the body, so tears are for the soul". I read that proverb when I was a teenager and I have never forgotten it. I thought of it yesterday as I stood in our church during the closing song of the service and tears were coming down my cheeks. They were not tears of sadness but of deep emotion. Whenever the Lord touches my soul and I feel him speaking to me, I always cry. The message that day was about the gifts of the Holy Spirit and how we as individuals operate in them. The main text was 1 Corinthians chaper 12. As the pastor spoke I began to think of the past and all the different times I felt the Lord use me in the gifts and also my mom. I thought of the times I was rejected because of what I thought the Lord was telling me to say or how I was used of the Lord to bless some one, giving them instruction or encouragement. For a little bit my mind got lost in all the details. Then the pastor had people bring up wrapped packages with the different gifts printed on the front, they turned the package around and set it down. It had part of a picture on it. After all the people had come up and put their packages down it formed a picture of Jesus! It was showing that through all the different gifts God was showing us Jesus and brings unity. The song we sang, was saying, it was all about the Lord. This may be a simple truth, but such a powerful reminder to me. My life is all about Jesus and how I am to love Him and be a representation of Him, to do as He would do. Tears streamed down my face in light of that beautiful truth. At first I tried to hide my tears, thinking that people might think I was sad, but I was not. The Lord told me not to worry about it but just let them flow and it was so cleansing to my soul and has made me feel so close and happy in the presence of the Lord!