And there followed him a great multitude of the people, and of women who bewailed and lamented him. But Jesus turning to them said, "Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and your children. For behold, the days are coming when they will say, 'Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never gave suck!' Then they will begin to say to the mountains, 'Fall on us'; and to the hills 'Cover us.' For if they do this when the wood is green, what will happen when it is dry?" (Luke 23:27-31)
Expecting us to weep for Jesus, a Lenten hymn asks:
Have we no tears to shed for him,While soldiers scoff and foes deride?Ah, look how patiently he hangs:Jesus, our Lord, is crucified.
No, we should have no tears for Jesus, because he said, "Do not weep…