"My God, My God" 

Psalm 22:1-2,14 "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me? Why are you so far from helping Me, and from the words of my groaning? O my God, I cry in the daytime, but You do not hear Me; and in the night season, and am not silent. I am poured out like water, and all My bones are out of joint; My heart is like wax; it has melted within Me."

These words are prophetic about Jesus on the cross. Yet we have at times felt this way. Hard to admit that we could share even a drop of our Lord's anguish, but we sometimes feel like we are abandoned, unsure forsaken and removed.

Jesus does know our trouble and pain, our distraught and distance. He cares deeply and passionately for each of us. When we think we are at the end of anything or everything, He is there. Our Rock and Shield. Our Savior and Shepherd.

A dear friend of mine wrote her reflections on these verses and that inspired me to share something similar with you today. She was a college-aged girl in my first youth ministry and is a prolific writer and dear heart. Hope you are encouraged to be reminded of His love and grace this week, especially from the perspective of the cross. Good to know Jesus understands.

In Him,
Pastor Fred