I have a hunch that Jesus weeps when we weep, and rejoices with us too. After all, why would the Bible say to do this for others, if God did not. I think he may even hurt with us. If we are the body of Christ, and one part hurts, wouldn't the whole body be affected? Even the head? Maybe that is taking analogies too far.
What about when God hurts, that must affect his people too, in some way. We share Jesus' sufferings, we fill them up, Paul says. He calls it the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings. Fellowship. I've heard of the Fellowship of the Rings, but this is fellowship with Jesus, when we suffer.
There is a song by Casting Crowns called "Broken Together". It's really about marriage but it always reminds me of a time when I was very sick. The radio was on, and this song came on, "could we just be broken together?" I think sometimes Jesus calls us to be broken with him.
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