She weeps and who will come to see Her?
This article was written by a family friend and fellow parishioner of St Nicholas Orthodox Church. Please enjoy an article written by Sonya: She weeps and who will come to see Her? When we encounter a man, woman, or child with streams of tears flowing along their sweet youthful cheeks or catching in their lovely laugh lines we wonder if the person is burdened by sadness or sharing tears of joy. It’s hard to ignore the call of tears—right? God has created us to have compassion for each other making it a very natural gesture to draw near to each other in hope to receive comfort from the snares of this world or to gladly share in the glories of God. Now ask yourself what you would do if the Theotokos (Mother of God) began to weep? How would you feel? Would you run to the Mother of God and ask her how you could comfort her? Shouldn't we? Would you let someone else take care of Her because you are too busy or perhaps you are OK with how your life is going? Maybe