Immediatelythe boy'sfathercriedout and said,"I do believe;helpmy unbelief."
"Perhapsthe LORDwill lookon my afflictionand returngoodto me insteadof his cursingthisday."
"Returnand sayto Hezekiahthe leaderof My people,'Thussaysthe LORD,the Godof your fatherDavid,"I have heardyour prayer,I have seenyour tears;behold,I will healyou. On the thirddayyou shall goup to the houseof the LORD.
Those who sowin tearsshall reapwith joyfulshouting.
"Hearmy prayer,O LORD,and giveearto my cry;Do not be silentat my tears;For I am a strangerwith You, A sojournerlike allmy fathers.
"You will saythiswordto them, 'Let my eyesflowdownwith tearsnightand day,And let them not cease;For the virgindaughterof my peoplehas been crushedwith a mightyblow,With a sorelyinfectedwound.
And Jesussaidto him, "'IfYou can?'All thingsare possibleto him who believes."
When Jesussawthat a crowdwas rapidly gathering,He rebukedthe uncleanspirit,sayingto it, "You deafand mutespirit,I commandyou, comeout of him and do not enterhim again."
The apostlessaidto the Lord,"Increaseour faith!"
and standingbehind[Him] at His feet,weeping,she beganto wetHis feetwith her tears,and kept wipingthem with the hairof her head,and kissingHis feetand anointingthem with the perfume.
Turningtowardthe woman,He saidto Simon,"Do you seethiswoman?I enteredyour house;you gaveMe nowaterfor My feet,but she has wetMy feetwith her tearsand wipedthem with her hair.
While Peterwas reflectingon the vision,the Spiritsaidto him, "Behold,threemenare lookingfor you.
and he said,'Cornelius,your prayerhas been heardand your almshave been rememberedbeforeGod.
For out of muchafflictionand anguishof heartI wroteto you with manytears;not sothat you would be made sorrowful,but that you might knowthe lovewhichI haveespeciallyfor you.
For by graceyou have been savedthroughfaith;and that not of yourselves,[it is] the giftof God;
For to you it has been grantedfor Christ'ssake,not onlyto believein Him, but alsoto sufferfor His sake,
To thisendalsowe prayfor you always,that our Godwill count you worthyof your calling,and fulfilleverydesirefor goodnessand the workof faithwith power,
We oughtalwaysto give thanksto Godfor you, brethren,as is [only] fitting,becauseyour faithis greatly enlarged,and the loveof eachoneof you towardone anothergrows [ever] greater;
longingto seeyou, even as I recallyour tears,sothat I may be filledwith joy.
For you knowthat evenafterwards,when he desiredto inheritthe blessing,he was rejected,for he foundnoplacefor repentance,thoughhe soughtfor it with tears.
fixing our eyeson Jesus,the authorand perfecterof faith,whofor the joyset beforeHim enduredthe cross,despisingthe shame,and has sat downat the right handof the throneof God.
In the daysof His flesh,He offeredup bothprayersand supplicationswith loudcryingand tearsto the One ableto saveHim from death,and He was heardbecauseof His piety.
