8 You number my wanderings; Put my tears into Your bottle; Are they not in Your book? (Psalms 56:8)
I found out about this verse when i read "The Shack" (a very good Christian book, if you're not a legalist ;p). It tells that a spritely young Asian woman dances around Mack, collecting his tears with a brush and introduces herself as Sarayu, personification of the Holy Spirit. Mack's life was almost destroyed when he lost his youngest daughter, Missy who was murdered by a stranger.
Truthfully, even though the book was fictional, i found many of its ideas are biblical resonates deeply with my own spiritual journey. So when i read about this Sarayu collects tears, i rushed to my bible to find the verse and found it in Psalms 56.
Just like Mack in The Shack, i too lost a daughter, and spent many times crying almost each time i remembered her. But this is the first time i realize that God really hears me crying. He even collects all my tears.
I imagine, someday, one cool day in heaven, Papa would show me a barn of which my name is written on its door. Inside, i will find many bottles with water. Perhaps i'll tell Him,
"Nice hobby, Papa"
And He would answer, "Yes of course. These are my precious collection. Your tears".
"Why would you do that?" I ask Him.
Papa replied, "Because those tears are precious to me. Each tear that i collect from your face, reminds me of the restoration I planned for you".
"I thought those were my loneliest time."
"I was always there with you", said Papa.
"With your bottles?"
"Yes with my bottles".
I looked around the barn and found the walls are covered with numbers.
"What are they?" I asked.
"What? Those numbers?", said Jesus.
"Yup"
"Oh, those are my other hobbies. Numbered your hair. I do it everyday, since each day your hair's number is changing" (Matthew 10)
For everyone who didn't read The Shack, i strongly recomend to purchase the book. You'll meet Mack, Papa, Sarayu, Jesus and the closeness between them described in this book is transforming.
