About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "
Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?"
(which means "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" ).
Matthew 27:46 NIV
Cried out here has the meaning of an intensely heartfelt cry up to the maximum...Jesus was screaming at God at his abandonment...
Yet he chose it...Chose this path because it would make a way for us.
And He knows how we feel...when we're feeling lost, abandoned, betrayed, hurt...broken.
So we can follow his lead and cry out to God, knowing that Jesus has been there before us and will walk with us in our journey...with the hope that easter Sunday brings...
#easter
#hope
#onedayallwillbemadenew
...four men arrived carrying a paralyzed man on a mat. They couldn't bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, so they dug a hole through the roof above his head. Then they lowered the man on his mat, right down in front of Jesus... Mark 2:3-4 NLT Great account of inventiveness and determination to get their friend to see Jesus. Love this. Do you wonder about the back story? Are these the same 4 people who bring this man food? Take him to the toilet every day. Clean him up. Does he live with one of them? Are they family? Are there whole families or groups of people in the background who have supported and cared for this man? A group of children who grew up seeing their parents love in action? Probably. Healing Help Hope These things are found in community. These 4 guys are the heroes here. The upfront people. One day it will be interesting to see who the background heroes are. #loveinaction #community #inthistogether #walkingeachotherhome #gospelofmark
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