you will weep no longer

O people in Zion, inhabitant in Jerusalem, you will weep no longer. He will surely be gracious to you at the sound of your cry; when He hears it, He will answer you. although the Lord has given you bread of privation and water of oppression, He, your Teacher will no longer hide Himself, but your eyes will behold your Teacher. Your ears will hear a word behind you, "This is the way, walk in it, " whenever you turn to the right or to the left...isaiah 30:19-21

i have been pondering the gospel lately. the good news of Jesus. i've pretty much decided that Jesus was a genius. as i read through the gospels i see how Jesus could take any ordinary daily situation and turn it into an opportunity to point people towards the Father. the gospel is healing and Jesus poured it out onto the dry and thirsty land. to the lost, He said, "I am the way" and "I am the gate." to the confused and wandering He said "I am the Good Shepherd." to those drowning in darkness He is the Light. Jesus is relevant. He is relevant in India and in the US. His message is relevant in every age group, social class, people group, country...
Today becca, sarah, and i went to visit a woman we met in the hospital. her name is sunitha. she is hindu. her husband met us and took us to their house, and along the way told us that sunitha's father had passed away earlier that day. as we walked into the house we had to weave through crowds of mourning family members and neighbors. sunitha came to us in tears saying, "my father is dead, he is nothing." i wanted to tell her about the Kingdom where God will take away pain and death and tears. through the tears and the people coming in and out it was all we could do to tell her that we cared. becca gave her a bible written in hindi and we told her that she could find peace and comfort in God...pray that she will seek Him. she told us to please come back, so hopefully we can talk more about the gospel when we visit her again next week...
they will hunger no longer, nor thirst anymore; nor will the sun beat down on them, nor any heat; for the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd, and will guide them to springs of the water of life; and God will wipe every tear from their eyes.
rev 7:16-17