Jesus wept. It is the shortest verse in the Bible and perhaps one of the most telling. It occurred when Jesus was among a crowd of people who were mourning the death of a man named Lazarus. Overcome by emotion, Jesus joined their grief and suddenly burst into tears. His reaction confirms the Old Testament prophecy that he would be a man of grief and acquainted with sorrow. (Isaiah 53:3) However, it also reminds us of a truth that is difficult for us to understand. The God who