{"id":10561,"date":"2018-08-31T00:00:43","date_gmt":"2018-08-31T06:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/?p=10561"},"modified":"2018-08-31T11:11:47","modified_gmt":"2018-08-31T17:11:47","slug":"weep-o-children-of-men","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/weep-o-children-of-men\/","title":{"rendered":"Weep, O Children of Men!","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=\"center\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-34704\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/weepingangelcross-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"444\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/weepingangelcross-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/weepingangelcross-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/weepingangelcross-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/weepingangelcross-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/weepingangelcross.jpg 1333w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 444px) 100vw, 444px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>First published March 29th, 2013.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>WEEP<\/strong>, <em>O children of men!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Weep for all that is good, and true, and beautiful.<\/p>\n<p>Weep for all that must go down to the tomb<\/p>\n<p>Your icons and chants, your walls and steeples.<\/p>\n<p><em><!--more--><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<em>Weep, O children of men!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>For all that is good, and true, and beautiful.<\/p>\n<p>Weep for all that must go down to the Sepulcher<\/p>\n<p>Your teachings and truths, your salt and your light.<\/p>\n<p><em>Weep, O children of men!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>For all that is good, and true, and beautiful.<\/p>\n<p>Weep for all who must enter the night<\/p>\n<p>Your priests and bishops, your popes and princes.<\/p>\n<p><em>Weep, O children of men!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>For all that is good, and true, and beautiful.<\/p>\n<p>Weep for all who must enter the trial<\/p>\n<p>The test of faith, the refiner&#8217;s fire.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8230;but weep not forever! <\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For dawn will come, light will conquer, a new Sun will rise.<\/p>\n<p>And all that was good, and true, and beautiful<\/p>\n<p>Will breathe new breath, and be given to sons again.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u2014m.m.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/jesus-resurrection.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"347\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; font-size: small;\">Those who go forth weeping, carrying sacks of seed,<br \/>\nwill return with cries of joy,<br \/>\ncarrying their bundled sheaves.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; font-size: small;\">And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people: <br \/>\nand the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her,<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; font-size: small;\"><br \/>\nnor the voice of crying.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; font-size: small;\">(Psalm 126:6; Isaiah 65:19)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><b>The Now Word is a full-time ministry that<br \/>\ncontinues by your support. <br \/>\nBless you, and thank you.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/donations\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Donateovalbtnonbeige.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"112\" height=\"48\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><br \/>\nTo journey with Mark in\u00a0<strong><em>The <\/em><\/strong><em><strong>Now Word<\/strong><\/em>,<em><br \/>\n<\/em>click on the banner below to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/subscribe\/\">subscribe<\/a>. <br \/>\nYour email will not be shared with anyone.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/subscribe\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-25916\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/now-word-banner.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"469\" height=\"153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/now-word-banner.jpeg 850w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/now-word-banner-300x98.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/now-word-banner-768x250.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 469px) 100vw, 469px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; First published March 29th, 2013.\u00a0 \u00a0 WEEP, O children of men! 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