Her tears, one at a time, will show her the difference between her true and false needs. Weeping, then, has a triple function. It softens the hardened and dried-out soul, making it receptive and alive. It clears the mind. It opens the heart.
Tears soften, clarify and open.
We weep all the more when we see what and who we are in the light of what we are called to be. Once the heart is softened by repentance, it is made pure. Now one may consecrate the will. Prayer and thanksgiving will quickly escort the heart toward worshipful communion, for the mind is no longer distracted. Prayer of the Heart, chapters 3-5.