Why He Weeps
I’d heard stories of it. Retreat Road down in Cochrane, Alberta. They have a monastery there. Robes and everything. But their real claim to fame is the massive statue of Christ being crucified in the woods. I’ve been there a few times. Walked up the path with all the smaller statues beside the path. There was a baby, a group of people reaching towards Jesus, all those things, finally culminating in this 20-foot tall cross with Jesus hanging from it. What gets a lot of people though, is that Jesus is weeping on the cross. Nobody can seem to figure out why. Weeping is not the action of a Lord and Saviour.
Never.
Unthinkable.
I’ve been a few times during the day. It’s an interesting walk. Even for the Atheist like myself, it is still awe-inspiring. I happened to notice lights though, beneath all the statues. I asked around, and they do light the path up at night. I asked if I could come back then, but they told me the path would be closed. No one would tell me why.
Not one to follow rules, I returned that night, and made my way over the fence and onto the path. As I walked along the winding route to the large statue, I passed the smaller statues. They seemed different. It was the angle the light hit them. The statue of the baby … it’s eyes were all sunken in, and the shadows seemed to make its fingers end in claws. The statue of the people reaching towards Jesus, they looked dead, reaching towards Jesus with the shadows casting a look of horror on his face. Something about them really unsettled me, but it was on a deeper level than just what they depicted now. I reached the statue of Jesus and gazed up at his face. I stood there for what felt like hours, just wondering why he was weeping. What for? What cause?
I heard the whispers and rustling of the trees on all sides of me long before I saw anything. I gazed up at Jesus, looked deep into those stone eyes, and understood.
That night, he was weeping for me.
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Credited to TheCoffinDancer.
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*tips creepypasta* m’onster of the week
pretty sure he turned into a statue gaiz
uhhh, wow, how anticlimactic. Now really sure why anyone thinks this is scary.
saying that Jesus would never weep is false. One of the most famous quotes from the bible is, “Jesus wept.” Kinda drew me out of the story -.-
John 11:35 – Jesus wept.
Howdy neighbor! Looks like I need to take a road trip now (I’m from BC) you had me at Alberta haha
Wow, this was an awesome story. I want to find that place and go down that path now, just maybe not at night. Love the story.
wow, this pasta actually made me check over my shoulder. great job. the ending was a little rushed, but it was still really good and interesting.
Absolutely amazing.. no need to add any more more detail but there is room to build on this story if you ever decide to. What I love about the story is that really it’s up to the reader to draw their own conclusions and just..wow.
“Weeping is not the action of a Lord and Saviour. Never. Unthinkable.”
Uhhh… you obviously aren’t familiar with the Bible, or else you’d know of one of the more famous Gospel verses, John 11.35: “Jesus wept.” He cries about his friend’s death.
And you also obviously aren’t familiar with Christianity and its tenants, which make it very acceptable for a Lord and Saviour to weep.
This creeped me out. Probably because I’m not fond of statues especially
Weeping Angel statues…
I’m also not found of seeing Christ hanging that just screws my head up. I can’t think about it.
So next time I’m at a place with statues of Christ or His angels….
I won’t be turning my back, I won’t look away, and
I won’t blink.
Short, Sweet, Scary. Loved it! 10/10
This story was so cool and I get why Jesus was Weeping. Great job!
Wonderfully creepy!
That was awesome! I don’t think I’ve read anything else on this site that good.
Yes, all right, I would’ve liked to see the statues/demons before he died, but I certainly respect that the author left the terrors to the readers’ imaginations. The horrors of the dark are much more frightening when we don’t know what they are. Even so, I would’ve liked more of an inkling as to what they were. Not a physical description (“dripping fangs” and “twisted claws” are overused), but something more… definite, like “weeping angels,” “living statues,” or even “demons.” What they are isn’t so scary as what they do. I wanted to know what they do.
That said, this was an awesome pasta, certainly one of my favorites.
I don’t get it….
Huh. I really liked this!
Some here said that the ending didn’t have as much of a punch but I like it how it is. It was unexpected to me and I really really like the story! Great job! Totally frightening!
Its my opinion that the statues were just statues and that the shadows making them look like monsters were just that, Shadows. The writer makes no allusion to the statues being actual creatures. So it seems to me that there was nothing special about that statues nothing about how the statues eat him or the monks kill him or something silly like that, but rather that the ending refers to the atheist realizing that Jesus is weeping for him because he is not saved and would go to hell if he died. And also in reference to the previous comments about the statement " Weeping is not the action of a Lord and Saviour. " technically weeping isn’t the action of a Lord and Savior, but it is because of Christ’s personal relationship with us that he weeps.
Very well written story! The atmosphere itself was extremely creepy, and that the statues were dead and that Jesus was weeping added to the overall creepiness. Very good
oh my gosh! what a twist at the end.. i was like… whaaat?! very good pasta.. would definitely eat again!
That was excellent; I like the more psychological stories instead of just a bunch of random carnage. I think we can all agree that statues are really freaky.
WHO WAS DEAD BABY?
delicious pasta
I liked it. Nice to have a story about a place nearby. I’ve acctualy been to the path you’ve described but never been down far enough to see the statues. Though i’ve heard they are in fact there. The place has quite the unsettling nature esspecialy with the grave yard across the street. Great story though!
BUT WHO WAS WEEPER?
Jesus
I liked it.I think religion makes a good base for stories,even if it it’s not directly related to religion,like this case.
And the constant insulting of 14-year-olds is getting annoying.. >.>
I liked it! (And the constant insulting of 14 year old kids is starting to grate my nerves! >.>)
I think religious stuff can be a good base for stories.
Protip: If you’re gonna plagiarize a pasta, make sure it aint this one.
mmm yummy. loved it.