๐ "You number my wanderings; Put my tears into Your bottle; Are they not in Your book?"
Psalm 56:8
Thereโs a holy chemistry to grief โ a sacred science woven into the fibres of our humanity. Tears, often misunderstood, are not signs of fragility.
They are the body's divine way of unburdening sorrow.
One of my earliest memories is from when I was three, maybe four years old.
I was crying โ just wanting to be seen, to be comforted โ when my head was shoved under the cold water tap. The shock took my breath away. I gasped, swallowed my tears, and made an unspoken vow: Never cry again. From that moment on, I fought back every tear and boxed up my emotions, believing that showing pain was unsafe.
Yet God, in His mercy, has been unravelling that vow. Heโs been gently teaching me that tears are not weakness, they are release. That He bottles every one. That what the enemy once used to silence my emotions, He can redeem as streams of healing.
Did you know your body produces three types of tears?๐ค
Basal tears โ gentle guardians that keep your eyes nourished
Reflex tears โ defenders that flush out smoke or dust
Emotional tears โ born from heartbreak, love, loss, or deep relief
Only emotional tears carry stress hormones.
Only these tears carry the pain we sometimes cannot speak.
๐ย "You number my wanderings; Put my tears into Your bottle; Are they not in Your book?" โ Psalm 56:8 (NKJV)
God designed us with release valves.
Tears are not weakness โ they are sacred expressions.
Every drop has purpose. Every tear is counted.
Perhaps you've been told you're too sensitive.
Too emotional. Too much.
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Yet what if... you're simply wired for healing?๐ค
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Tears do not mean you're falling apart.
They are healing in motion.
A mercy-wash for the ache within.
Reflection:
So, dear heart โ
When was the last time you cried?๐ค
Did something shift?๐ค
Did your soul sigh in that quiet exhale?๐ค
Life Application:
Affirmation:
Donโt resist the tears.
Let them fall like rain upon the parched ground of your grief.
Let them baptise the pain youโve carried silently for too long.
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๐ง Grief has chemistry.
๐ง Tears are not weaknessโฆ theyโre release.
Creative Prompt:
Healing in Motion Tears carry the stories we donโt always have words for. Today, gently explore this: ๐จ Using watercolour, pencil, or collage, create an image of what your last emotional tears felt like โ not what caused them, but how they moved through you. Was it a storm?๐ค
A trickle? ๐ค
A flood? ๐ค
A release? ๐ค
Let colour, shape, and movement speak where words fall short.
๐ Then, journal: What did my tears need to say?๐ค
What part of me was comforted when I let them fall?๐ค
What do I sense God is tenderly doing in the wake of that release? ๐ค
You are not too sensitive. You are tender in all the right places.
You are not falling apart. You are being remade.
You are held, seen, and so deeply loved.๐๏ธ
Closing Prayer:
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