Tears have a voice – Thomas Brooks

“The Lord has heard the voice of my weeping. “Psalm 6:8

Sometimes a penitent man’s eyes will in some way tell what his tongue can in no way utter. Many times the penitent is better at weeping, than he is at speaking. Tears have a voice, and are very prevalent orators with God. Penitential tears are undeniable ambassadors, and they never return from the throne of grace without an answer of grace.

Tears are a kind of silent prayers, which though they say nothing yet they obtain pardon; they prevail for mercy, as you may see in that great and clear instance of Peter. He said nothing, he confessed nothing that we read of but “went out and wept bitterly” and obtained mercy.