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    Jesus Wept: God's Tears Are For You
    Jesus Wept: God's Tears Are For You
    Jesus Wept: God's Tears Are For You
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    Jesus Wept: God's Tears Are For You

    By Bruce Marchiano

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    Two words. John 11:35. It is the shortest verse in the entire Bible and it reads, "Jesus wept." Have you ever considered the monumental truth behind that verse? Jesus, fully man and fully God, found himself in the midst of human tragedy -- the death of a dear friend -- the death of a dear friend -- and he did what we would do. He cried.

    In this utterly profound book, Bruce Marchiano explores the head and heart of Jesus to answer questions hurting people have been asking for generations. Where was Jesus when I buried my husband? What was Jesus' reaction when my son was paralyzed? Or when my baby died? Or when the bus overturned? Or the tornado hit? When the terrorists struck on September 11, how did Jesus respond? The answer just might blow you away. Jesus wept.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHoward Books
    Release dateMay 11, 2010
    ISBN9781439123959
    Jesus Wept: God's Tears Are For You
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    Bruce Marchiano

    Bruce Marchiano is an actor, speaker, and writer well known for his poignant portrayal of Christ in Matthew. He is the author of the bestselling book In the Footsteps of Jesus, a Gold Medallion Finalist, as well as Jesus Wept—a Silver Medallion Winner. His other Silver Medallion award-winning book, Jesus—Yesterday, Today, and Forever, is an intriguing exploration of the life of Christ. Bruce currently lives in North Hollywood, California.

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      Life changing! I felt the heart of our Lord Jesus throughout this book and the author. From start to finish my love for Jesus has increased greatly. It has opened my eyes and changed how I see God. I thought that God was distant, aloof, and wasn't concerned about my life, for years I have felt this way. This has opened my eyes to a love that deeper than deepest ocean, higher than the tallest mountain - JESUS! I recommend this book to anyone who needs to know that Jesus loves them. He loves you so very much! - JESUS
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      This is a powerful book about human grief and the love of God. Recommended for those who have lost a loved one. This was written shortly after 9/11 so it includes many references to that event but the message is timeless.

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    Jesus Wept - Bruce Marchiano

    INTRODUCTION

    LET US FIX OUR EYES ON JESUS

    As many of you may know, several years ago I had the remarkable privilege of portraying Jesus on film. The movie is called The Gospel of Matthew, and the incredible thing about it is, that’s exactly what the movie is—word for word, the Gospel of Matthew. As an actor I had to memorize Jesus’ every word and strive to understand His heart like never before. The only word to describe that time in my life is extraordinary.

    But that’s not the experience I want to focus on in this introduction to Jesus Wept. Rather, it’s something that happened years later—in fact, just a few months ago.

    Consider him … so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.

    I was scheduled to speak at a gathering of maybe two thousand people. When I walked into the auditorium, the music had already begun, and I could tell the evening was going to be a great time of celebrating Jesus.

    Right away something on the stage caught my eye. There, propped on an easel along the right side of the platform, was a huge paining—a montage of three images of Jesus, two of which were obviously based on scenes from The Gospel of Matthew.

    Now, I’ve seen my own face in paintings of Jesus before. As you might imagine, it feels a little funny. I’m humbled and honored that what I did in film means so much to some people that they would actually paint it. But seeing one of those paintings, especially when it’s big—some have been huge! Kind of makes me want to crawl under a table.

    The two images from the movie were of Jesus bloodied and hanging on the cross and Jesus weeping over a blind beggar’s shoulder, holding him tight against His chest, just weeping. This second image brought back one of my favorite memories of the entire filming—a favorite because in that scene, Jesus was revealed to me like I’d never understood Him before.

    You will … find me when you seek me with all your heart.

    I will never forget it. We were filming in rural Morocco, and the man who played the blind beggar really was a blind beggar. Sparing you all the pre-scene details, the director called, Action! and the filming began. Suddenly I found myself down in the dirt with this guy,

    face to face

    close up

    eye to eye

    just as Jesus undoubtedly was when the encounter really took place two thousand years ago.

    As the scene progressed, I was so overwhelmed with this man’s brokenness that I started to cry and cry. My heart shattered, and all I could do was cry.

    But far beyond my own feelings, what really hit me was Jesus’ heartbreak over him—the depth of Jesus’ compassion for this man and how desperately Jesus must love him. I tell you, I knew about Jesus’ love for people in pain before that day, but I never really got it until that moment.

    For the very first time, with every tear that I cried as I knelt in that Moroccan sand, I understood that Jesus was crying a thousand more. He loves that man so much—so desperately …

    Streams of tears flow from my eyes because my people are destroyed.

    And I just broke completely. I pulled the guy into my arms, and long after the camera stopped rolling, I cried and cried and cried. You could have heard a pin drop; the cast and crew were frozen. I will never forget what one cast member told me while watching the footage later: "I’ve known Jesus a long time, but I don’t think I ever really knew Him until now."

    Flash forward. There I was, about to speak to the crowd, and I saw that revelation moment immortalized in a painting sitting to the right of the stage. The memories flooded back to me—the memory of the experience and the memory of discovering who Jesus truly is within it.

    Immediately after the service, I asked around and discovered that the artist was there at the gathering. We met and hugged. She said she was so excited to meet me. Then she began to tell me why she had painted that painting and why she’d chosen those specific images for her montage. And I tell you, as she explained her reasons for painting the scene of Jesus and the blind man, I was overwhelmed all over again.

    This woman, this artist, said that some time ago she had suffered a brutal and violent rape. (Forgive me for being so blunt, but the only way I know to say it is to just say it.) I didn’t learn the particulars, and I was at least smart enough not to ask. Suffice it to say, it was a horrific tragedy. I have to guess that unless you’ve been through such a thing, you can’t imagine it. And my being a guy especially—in a million years I’m sure I couldn’t begin to understand the depths of the nightmare this woman experienced.

    She told me about the pain and the trauma, the shame and the fear, and her desperate attempts to climb free of it all. Then someone introduced her to The Gospel of Matthew, and after discovering Jesus in all His compassionate reality, she was set free. And today she stands completely free!

    No more shame

    no more nightmares

    no more fear

    —just completely free, free, free! Oh, praise the name of Jesus! Isn’t He something? I love it!

    Here’s the thing she told me: Bruce, I’ve known Jesus since I was a little girl, but I didn’t know He cried over my pain. I didn’t know His heart broke even more than mine when I suffered. He was there that night, Bruce, weeping and weeping for what was happening to me. I never knew that. I was just so angry at Him for what happened. But He didn’t cause it. In fact, it tore Him up. I just never knew before …

    Somehow, watching that

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