God has spoken. We should listen
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” [Jesus, on the cross] “I will never leave you or forsake you” [God, in us] No words were ever spoken in such absolute and total despair, as the cry of Jesus Christ on the cross. He began his journey to that moment the night before in the Garden of Gethsemane praying so intently that he sweat great drops of blood: “If it be possible, let this cup pass… Nevertheless, not my will but yours be done”. The weight of our sins brought him to that moment of despair, when the consequences of God the Son carrying our sins caused him to feel separated from God the Father. “He who knew no sin, became sin for us” and we cannot imagine the horror of that moment when the reality Christ felt was completely at odds with the love and truth of the Father whose plan redeemed for all time ‘whosoever will’. Jesus knew that moment was coming, yet yielded his will to the Father and in doing so, broke forever the chains of our sins that keep us separated from Go...