Jesus wept.

I read the story of Lazarus' death and miraculous healing the other day. The whole time I read, I was looking for that famous verse where Jesus wept. I wanted to know why in the world He would be weeping if He was the all-knowing God and, thus, already knew that a) Lazarus was dead and b) He could raise Lazarus up again. Why cry if you know it will turn out all right?

Well, I found out that Jesus does not cry when He finds out that Lazarus is dead; in fact, Jesus knows that Lazarus has been dead for quite a while before He actually cries. Jesus begins to cry when He sees Mary (Lazarus' sister) with many Jews walking towards Him and crying their own eyes out. According to the Scripture, Jesus is deeply moved at the sight of this(John 11:33) and asks where Lazarus has been buried. It is here that Jesus begins His lamentation.

I'm thinking that perhaps this is showing that Jesus takes on the burdens of others such that He can feel their pain and can't help but to cry Himself. Perhaps He sympathizes with Mary and the Jews, seeing that they are devastated. I don't know if this is true, but I think what I'm trying to say is that Jesus carries our burdens, literally. He knows what we are feeling and, in fact, may be the only one who understands what we are feeling... and it hurts Him just as much as it hurts us. The difference is that He can provide us comfort through the pain, take our burdens, and give us ultimate joy in Him.