10 Surprising Health benefits of tearful Cry
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BRIEF HISTORICAL VIEW – BIBLE PERSPECTIVE
Tearful cry is simply crying that is accompanied with tears. If you ask me,to state the relationship or difference between crying and tears, I would say they are cousins. While Crying is an expression of emotion, tears is the bodily manifestation of an inward emotional activity. Crying is as old as the planet.
There are so many mention of tears in the bible and I am sure in other religions Islam and the rest cannot be left out. The Shortest verse in the bible is on this subject . John 11:35 “Jesus Wept”
One of the first bible reference for tears is in the book of Genesis when Abraham wept over the death of Sarah. Hannah wept before the Lord in her barren state. Esau wept over his father Isaac, asking for a blessing. King David writes prolifically in the Psalms of his tears before the Lord.
The bible provides accounts of tears of grief (as above, also David weeping over the death of Absalom, others shed tears of repentance, sin and sorrow. The city of Nineveh wept for their sins, Peter after the rooster crowed for the third time. Prophet Jeremiah was called the weeping prophet.
A little away from bible. Crying and tears should not be restrained and suppressed. It is actually healthful to cry, crying is not a show of weakness, fear or deficiency. In mine opinion, it is courageous bold step.
OTHER WRITERS
Culturally, some are of the opinion that crying should be reserved for the feminine gender. I strongly disagree, because this will robb the men of the numerous health benefits of real emotional crying from the heart. Not Nollywood, or movie crying.
Charles Spurgeon in his exposition on Psalm 5 vs 2 in the Treasury of David stated that “Crying has a voice, a soul moving eloquence coming from our heart, It reaches God’s heart”
