"Jesus Wept" (John 11:35) -- How Long Does It Take to Work Through Grief?

I had an experience many many years ago that may have given me some insight into this. Walking down a busy city sidewalk one afternoon, I asked the Lord Jesus, "Give me your heart for these people." Immediately as I was walking, as I passed by each new person, I could feel their pain, their sorrows. I had no special knowledge of their circumstances, but I felt their pain, it was intense and overwhelming. I do not remember if I was in tears or not, but after only one block I asked the Lord to make it stop, and just like that it was over.

I cannot begin to imagine how Christ endured His short period of ministry upon the earth, knowing every heart as He did. But I don't have to guess why His earthly life and ministry were so brief.

I still pray that prayer from time to time. And the Lord still answers, but not in that same way. Mere men cannot endure such things, at least not for long.

As the arteries grow harder, the Godly heart grows softer, or at least it should.

I have experienced much grief in my life, but not even that experience compares to the grief I feel at my own sinfulness. And I am oh so grateful for that blessing.

No way, could I. Ever handle, that. Seeing that little bit of pain of others, to ever compare, what our Lord, Jesus went through to get us reconciled to Father, as forgiven, continual from Father’s view to us all, (1 John 2:1-2) Jesus the propitiation for all sin. For us to be thankful, God knowing we, do not ever want to take that for granted. Saves us, as you testified seeing the pain, of people, even self.
‘who goes to thier own death willingly? Trusting their Father to raise them back to life as got done on that third day as predicted would be. Seen by. Those that got him killed. Testified in Col. 1,2 and in 1 Cor 15< if not risen, then we are not reconciled forgiven, then, and have no chance to be born again. If not risen. Jesus is risen, where new life is given by Father Only.
Believe, continue belief and one will see, and be. This takes to not quit belief, even if you are about to die, or any trouble(s) one goes through., no matter how long it might take to see it.. That is what happened to me in 2012. Had Foreigners Gang Green, most do not live through that< 95% die. The 5% that make it< 3% make it past a year. I was back in a year later to die again. Been back for a few years after that. I was and remain willing, just as Jesus, who said< nevertheless Father, your will not mine. Then went all the way without a flesh fight back. The art of fighting without fighting
All I can say to everyone, is: God does just love us all. Otherwise, Son would not have come here to earth and suffered, all that way to death willingly for us all. To reconcile us all first (2 Cor 5:17-20) to give new life in God’s Spirit and Truth ( John 4:23,24)
‘the death, had to be first, to get us forgiven as if never sinned, even though we know we have and do. (Col 1:21-23) God remains true in this reconciliation. time to grow in this grace and see sin leave you as you grow new, to the point you see to glory in your iniquities too (2 Cor 12:7-10) saved by the risen life, reconciled in the willing death first.