Then he said to the crowd, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross daily, and follow me” (Luke 9:23; NLT).
Here,
In my body,
My mind, heart,
And soul,
There is darkness,
And loneliness;
Silence,
And emptiness;
Thirsting,
And suffering;
Anguish,
And hopelessness;
Agony;
Loss –
And God;
And my cross.
At about three o’clock, Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?” (Matthew 27:46; NLT).
Then Jesus shouted, “Father, I entrust my spirit into your hands!” And with those words he breathed his last (Luke 23:46; NLT).