Surely He carries our sorrows...
Pain and sadness touch us all. From Adam's time to ours, every one of us has carried things, cried over things, and struggled alone under the weight of various troubles. We have this in common, but we are alone in that we can never truly feel the pain of another, nor can anyone else truly feel our pain. Hurt is not quantifiable or comparable, it simply is. To compare the pain of one person to that of another sometimes appears possible; there are times when we can easily think ourselves the most stricken or think that the protestations of others are shallow and silly.
No matter how much we imagine otherwise, our guesses at what it might be like to be in another's shoes can never be more than guesses. We simply cannot know. We can only know this: that all of Adam's children are under a curse, and that the curse can only be broken in one way. During City Challenge, we spend an evening asking the only true Mediator between God and man to reach out and heal us.
Jesus has borne our sorrows and our diseases, and he offers all of us healing, forgiveness, and wholeness when we come to Him in faith and repentance. Jesus is ministering to people when we gather together for confession and prayer. He is glad to do it! So often we sit; quiet, alone, and miserable, rather than going to see the only One who can help. Jesus is the Healer of our souls and our bodies, and He is also the Liberator who breaks the bondage of sin.
We need Him, and so does everyone else on earth!