![]() He told me that I did not have to return my Barbie or even wonder if God was sad on this special day. He reminded me that it was spring and the earth needs all that water to make the plants and grass grow and the flowers to bloom. Dad went on to explain that really, the rain was a sign of blessing. I imagine that those words warmed Dad’s heart. ![]() “I think the rain is a sign of God’s tears,” I said. I told him how bad the rehearsals went, how mad the teachers were and that I was certain that I should take back the Barbie and exchange it for rosaries. I looked out the window and said sadly, “God is very sad today.” He greeted me and asked if I was excited for the big day. In one of a few tender moments with my dad, I crawled upstairs to his room, where he was still sleeping in bed. It was then that this idea crept into my head “God must be disappointed at us and He must be crying.” The morning of my communion, I was so excited until I realized that I could hear torrential rain on the roof. I was sure that God was mad at us and I started thinking I should be asking for rosary beads instead. ![]() Looking back now, I can only imagine how hard it was to keep 100 second graders quiet during rehearsals. The teachers spent more time threatening us because we were talking. The preparations for first communion were thoughtful, but the rehearsals were frightening. My Aunt, who was a nun, gave me a doll that was dressed as a nun. With hesitation, I asked my Mom for a special Barbie doll as a communion gift. In the midst of the spiritual preparations, we were also planning a family party. I was in second grade and getting ready to make my First Communion, which is a very important celebration in the life of Catholic kids. I remember the first time I thought God was crying. Psalm 34:18 promises us that “the Lord is close to the brokenhearted.” How can you be close to someone who is brokenhearted and not feel their pain? If we are made in the image of God and we feel sorrow and cry, then I believe that God does too. Even before God became man, it’s clear throughout the Old Testament that God feels sorrow, even weeps for the crushing blows of His people. That verse expresses true sorrow from the heart of God. “Speak this word to them: ‘Let my eyes overflow with tears night and day without ceasing for the virgin daughter, my people, has suffered a grievous wound, a crushing blow.’” (Jeremiah 14:17) Many of the verses are words from God spoken through Jeremiah the prophet: The book of Jeremiah is filled with emotions, some of which are expressed by Jeremiah to God. In the Old Testament, the prophet Jeremiah profoundly expressed the weeping heart of God. We were created in the “image and likeness of God.” (Genesis 1:26) ![]() God became man in the Person of Jesus Christ. However, three things lead me to believe that God shares in our human emotions: We were created in the “image and likeness of God.” (Genesis 1:26) It would make sense that God doesn’t have human emotions. I sort of comprehend that God is beyond us, not human. I wonder if God feels sorrow when we feel sorrow, and if He sheds tears, whatever that means in the reality of God.
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