TSK · Luke 7:38

When the LORD’s angel finished speaking these words to all the Israelites, the people wept loudly.

I am exhausted as I groan; all night long I drench my bed in tears; my tears saturate the cushion beneath me.

The sacrifices God desires are a humble spirit– O God, a humble and repentant heart you will not reject.

Let your clothes always be white, and do not spare precious ointment on your head.

You take olive oil as tribute to your king, along with many perfumes. You send your messengers to a distant place; you go all the way to Sheol.

They will come back shedding tears of contrition. I will bring them back praying prayers of repentance. I will lead them besides streams of water, along smooth paths where they will never stumble. I will do this because I am Israel’s father; Ephraim is my firstborn son.’”

An Appeal for Repentance“Yet even now,” the LORD says,“return to me with all your heart– with fasting, weeping, and mourning.

“Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

Then, turning toward the woman, he said to Simon,“Do you see this woman? I entered your house. You gave me no water for my feet, but she has wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.

he got up from the meal, removed his outer clothes, took a towel and tied it around himself.

Grieve, mourn, and weep. Turn your laughter into mourning and your joy into despair.