ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHINGS
July 21, 2025
The fourth-century Syrian church leaders, Ephrem and Simeon, believed faith was not filtered through the mind but the heart. They advocated for tears to be a sacrament in the church, like communion and baptism. Ephrem suggested that if you have not cried, then you probably do not know God. What would it mean for us to hold tears as sacred as every other ritual in the life of the church?
May the tears my body offers, whether for grief, suffering, or even joy, be an entry point into your presence, O Holy and Gracious God. Amen.
