My heart is full of rapture (Psalm 28:7; BBE).
He became anguished and distressed (Matthew 26; 37; NLT).
Rapture is the opposite
Of trauma,
And anguish is the opposite
Of peace.
Lord, these are the highs
And lows of living –
Realities we can’t stop,
Or increase.
They’re part of being born,
Of life, and death,
From our first cry,
To our concluding breath.
Jesus shouted, “Father, I entrust my spirit into your hands!” And with those words he breathed his last (Luke 23:46; NLT).
Examples of rapture and anguish in Jesus’ life:
One day when the crowds were being baptized, Jesus himself was baptized. As he was praying, the heavens opened, and the Holy Spirit, in bodily form, descended on him like a dove. And a voice from heaven said, “You are my dearly loved Son, and you bring me great joy” (Luke 3:21-22; NIV).
At that same time Jesus was filled with the joy of the Holy Spirit (Luke 10:21; NLT).
He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light (Matthew 17:2; NIV).
“Abba, Father,” he cried out, “everything is possible for you. Please take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine” (Mark 14:36; NLT).
He prayed more fervently, and he was in such agony of spirit that his sweat fell to the ground like great drops of blood (Luke 22:44; NLT).
Then the men stepped forward, seized Jesus and arrested him (Matthew 26:50; NIV).
Pilate had Jesus flogged with a lead-tipped whip (John 19:1; NLT).
The soldiers nailed him to the cross (Matthew 27:35; NLT).
My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? Why are you so far away when I groan for help? (Psalm 22:1; NLT).