Jesus Wept

Jesus wept. John 11:35

Lazarus, a friend of Jesus and brother to Mary and Martha, had died. Jesus came after he had been dead for four days and raised him back to life. But before this, Jesus wept. The creator and sustainer of the universe wept. God Almighty wept. Two questions come to me as I consider this fact. Why? And, what does this mean? First of all, Jesus would not have been weeping simply due to Lazarus death. He knew he could and planned to raise him back to life. So, I can see two possibilities for the "why" of Christ's sorrow. First, Jesus could have been saddened by the effect of sin on mankind and creation. The groaning of creation is never seen more clearly than when someone dies. It was not meant to be. Sin, sickness and death could have been the impetus for Jesus sadness. The second possibility, and the most likely option in my opinion, is that Jesus was responding to the sorrow of those he loved, especially Mary and Martha. Two verses preceding 11:35 the text says:  "When Jesus saw her (Mary) weeping and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in his spirit and greatly troubled."  Jesus was moved to weeping after seeing Mary weeping.

What does this mean?
1) God experiences sorrow.
2) God loves those who are his so much that he is "deeply moved" and "greatly troubled" when we suffer.
3) Suffering is necessary for God's purposes for a time, even though God dislikes it. (John 16:33)