Woman, Why Weepest Thou?

Who is mourning, full of heartache
And no longer hears the bird's song?
Who suffers in sins that they make
And feels that they do not belong?

When said Jesus "Why weepest thou?"
To Mary first seen at the sepulchre
His words were for each of us here below
And, for all the ways that tears occur

When we've sorrow, pain or remorse
Or feel overwhelmed- deep in strife
We can walk in faith in our true course
O'er the rough cobblestones of life

We face what's complex on our walk
And though some have much, some have not
As we reach deep into the bedrock
We'll find the faith to do our lot

Our depth of belief is measured
In our gratitude for Jesus
When the atonement is treasured
We've greater courage and purpose

In the garden, darkness closed up
He was pressed as though in a womb
Blood, sweat, and tears- He filled the cup
He knew death, and escaped from the tomb

The first words of the risen Lord
Were for us, "Peace be unto you"
It's peace we all can afford
What's beyond this world leads us anew

James E. Faust
Ensign, Nov. 1996
Woman, Why Weepest Thou?