Weeping for what?

Elaine Storkey looks at what Jesus said to the wailing women in Luke 23, and what his words might mean for us today

Study passages: Luke 23:27-31

When a popular celebrity dies, it’s not at all unusual to find people who never knew them personally weeping publicly in the street. Someone who has made a great impact on others often draws mourners together in open demonstrations of grief. Luke gives us a picture of this towards the end of his Gospel. He describes a large crowd of women and men walking down the road and weeping over Jesus. Except Jesus was not yet dead. He was on his way to be executed.