My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?
The Gospels record seven last statements of Jesus. Luke and John record three each, but Matthew and Mark each tell us of only one statement Jesus made from the cross. Surely, Jesus said more than that … but for these two Gospel writers, this one statement was all that needed to be recorded. … For many, it is the most moving, disturbing, and powerfully haunting statement of the seven: “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” These words reflect not only the darkness of this horrific experience Jesus...