Boys aren't supposed to cry. So goes an unwritten rule that is enforced in many a household. President Ronald Reagan, the Gipper known for his John Wayne personna, began a slow cultural shift in the 1980s when he showed that it was okay for a grown man to cry in public.
When we exert ourselves physically, sweat is produced which cools the body's temperature down. Perhaps similarly when the soul cries, tears are produced which also possess a refreshing quality. In the throws of despair, a cry from the soul brings forth a deep, inward peace.
Though it may sound strange, there is more than one way to cry. I was blown away by a counselor's insight a few years back that in my frequent laughter she felt I was really crying. Her observation had a poignancy to it for at the time, despite any outward appearance, I was indeed quite inwardly broken by many things going on in my life. Perhaps that is why we can claim that God hears our cries for there is no way to mask them.
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