Rather, we accept Jesus' agenda for Jerusalem. Jesus' tears expressed regret, compassion, and his reluctance to give up on Jerusalem. Christians must feel the same anguish for Jerusalem. Sometimes the pain of Jerusalem is too deep for words. One can only weep.
Weeping is the precondition for compassion, understanding, prayer.
As Jesus prayed for Jerusalem, we are invited to pray for Jerusalem and the church in Jerusalem. Prophetic critique . Jesus by prophetic word and action called Jerusalem to repentance. He did not criticize from a distance, but entered into Jerusalem's daily life. Jesus rebuked Jerusalem because the Holy City had become unholy.