Embracing Empathy

In our place of pain and heartache

Jesus is waiting to embrace

As moans and wails burst from our souls

Our broken spirits, He consoles

Our trembling bodies still with peace

Tormented minds calm, fears release.

Once in a garden, Jesus wept

As evil forces round Him crept

Sweat, pain and blood oozed from his pores

Dripping full of horror, sorrow

His soul He poured out on the ground

For Him, relief could not be found.

With wails and tears, He sobbed and prayed

“Remove this cup” Could it be stayed?

But He must drink each bitter glob

God's judgment on our sins exhaust

His sacrificial heart, resigned

“Not my will, Father” I'll bear thine.

They nailed Him to a cross of shame

We'll never know his depths of pain

And as we anguish here below

We feel He cares and that He knows

Just how it hurts us to core

For He has suffered much, much more!