Spurgeon Quote on Tears and Compassion

I read this quote last night and was broken by it. I need more grace to be more like my Savior. I am thankful he is not only an example, but my mighty and great savior of mankind.

In another matter, our Lord is our example; learn from Him that our indignation against evil will best show itself in compassion for sinners. I hear you denouncing the sin of drunkenness. I am glad to hear you: you cannot say anything too hard or too heavy about that degrading vice. But I pray you, end your denunciation with weeping over the poor drunkard. I heard you speak on behalf of moral purity, and you smote the monsters of lasciviousness with all your force. I wish more strength to your arm! But when you have finished, sit down and weep, that such filthiness should defile men and women who are your fellow creatures. A flood of tears before the Holy God will do far more than the hugest roll of petitions to our politicians. "Jesus wept," and His tears were mighty weapons against sin and death. You feel indignant of the lazy, idle, loafing vagabonds whose very illness is produced by their own vice: I cannot condemn your virtuous wrath. But if you should in all things imitate Jesus, please note that it is written not that Jesus thundered but that He wept. Let indignation have pity mixed with it. I do not like lightning without rain, nor indignation without tears. You will do more good to the offenders and more good to yourself and more good to the best of causes if pity moistens all. You may, if you will, beat the terrible drum and sound the war trumpet, but the noise will rather deafen than soften. The voice of your weeping will be heard deep down in the soul and work more wonders than thunders of denunciation.