Eloi Eloi Lama Sabacthani! the words fell from the lips of the Son of God as he was hanging on the cross. Translated as: My God, my God, why have you left [forsaken me]? The Savior of the world, at that moment, had been broken down. Yes it was to fulfill the prophecy of psalm 22, but I think there is something deeper touched on here. Jesus himself, in this instant didnt quietly or graciously suffer. He expressed abandonment. At that moment, the status of his relationship to his father, God, was not enough. He was in despair and scared. I have felt a certain pressure to stay positive against all odds, like a good strong Christian man is supposed to do. I kept thinking to myself, I do not feel strong, I am weaker, sadder, and discouraged... more so than Ive ever been in my entire life! But I dare not say it. So we suffer silently. That is what good Christians do now apparently, is sweep away the bad stuff into the closet and pretend to be happy to the world, and cry your eyes out later alone in prayer. Well here is a reminder that the most righteous of all men, Jesus himself, had a moment where he didnt suffer graciously. He publicly and rather loudly proclaimed his despair. Notice that he didnt declare his pain, saying, My God I cannot bear this pain. He proclaimed despair, God, why have you left [forsaken me]? Why do we not allow each other to suffer aloud just because we share the faith? Why do we assume that our fellow brothers and sisters arent praying enough or arent having enough faith if they speak up saying, Where is God?!? or I am scared or the dreaded I am angry with God! Well here is where I cross the line in the sand. I will never judge anyone for being scared or doubting or being angry with God, as I have felt all of those so many times at many stages in life. Most people have felt those things. If Jesus is the standard by which we are compared, and if our faith is based off of relationship and not monotonous protocols, procedures and pretentiousness , then I say lets open the lines of communication and lets be real. We cannot expect each other to always suffer graciously and quietly. If the sinless son of God, cried out in despair, lets have a little more grace towards our fellow brothers and sisters for WHEN (not IF) but WHEN they do the same. Kat I hope this encourages you, I love you all, ~john
Posted on: Sun, 04 Jan 2015 00:40:11 +0000
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