Jesus wept, but (I think) watched

And Jesus Wept: On a corner adjacent to the Oklahoma City National Memorial is a sculpture of Jesus weeping erected by St. Joseph's Catholic Church. St. Joseph's, one of the first brick and mortar churches in the city, was almost completely destroyed by the blast. The statue is not part of the memorial itself but is popular with visitors nonetheless.

A mission team I was part of recently visited the Memorial and I was struck by something about the sculpture of Jesus.  He is depicted as turned away from the site of the death and destruction of the Oklahoma City bombing.

Just as surely as we weep as Jesus wept in times of sorrow and loss (or in times when we don't see the hope of God's love in the midst of evil and terror), surely He would not turn away from it.

Sorrow often pervades times of tragedy.  The loss of a dream, the loss of a loved one, or the loss of faith has, I think, Christ's undivided attention.  He does not turn away.  

Do we?