Why Have You Forsaken Me? - Mark 15:33-34

At noon the whole country became dark. This darkness continued until three o'clock. At three o'clock Jesus cried with a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani." This means, "My God, my God, why have you left me alone?" (ERV)   Full Text

People are all around me. They are like powerful bulls that surrounded me. Their mouths are wide open like a lion roaring and tearing at an animal. My strength is gone, like water poured out on the ground. My bones have separated. My courage is gone! My mouth is as dry as a piece of broken pottery. My tongue is sticking to the top of my mouth. You have put me in the "dust of death." The "dogs" are all around me. That pack of evil people has trapped me. Like a lion, {they have pierced} my hands and my feet." I can see my bones. And the people are staring at me! They keep looking at me! Those people are dividing my clothes among themselves. They are throwing lots for my robe. Lord, don't leave me! You are my strength. Hurry and help me! Lord, save my life from the sword. Save my precious life from those dogs. Rescue me from the lion's mouth. Protect me from the bulls' horns. {Lord,} I will tell my brothers about you. I will praise you in the great assembly. Praise the Lord, all you people who worship him! Show honor to the Lord, you descendants of Israel! Fear and respect the Lord, all you people of Israel. Why? Because the Lord helps poor people who have troubles. The Lord is not ashamed of them. He doesn't hate them. If people call to the Lord for help, he will not hide from them. {Lord,} my praise in the great assembly comes from you. In front of all these worshipers, I will offer the sacrifices that I promised to give. Poor people, come eat and be satisfied. You people who came looking for the Lord, praise him! May your hearts be happy forever! May the people in all the faraway countries remember the Lord and come back to him! May the people in all the foreign countries worship the Lord. Why? Because the Lord is the King. He rules all nations. Strong, healthy people have eaten and bowed down before God. In fact, all people, those who will die and those who are already dead, will bow down before God! And in the future, our descendants will serve the Lord. Peoplewill tell about him forever. Each generation will tell the children about the good things that God has done. Psalm 22:12-31 (ERV) We should always follow the example of Jesus. Jesus is the leader in our faith. And he makes our faith perfect. He suffered death on the cross. But Jesus accepted the shame of the cross like it was nothing. He did this because of the joy that God put before him. And now he is sitting at the right side of God's throne. Hebrews 12:2 (ERV) We have a great high priest who has gone to live with God in heaven. He is Jesus the Son of God. So let us continue strongly in the faith we have. Jesus, the high priest that we have, is able to understand our weaknesses. When Jesus lived on earth, he was tempted in every way. He was tempted in the same ways that we are tempted, but he never sinned. With Jesus as our high priest we can feel free to come before God's throne where there is grace (forgiveness). There we receive mercy and kindness to help us when we need it. Hebrews 4:14-16 (ERV)