Godforsaken
In the Gospel of Mark''s account of the Passion narrative, Jesus calls out from the cross ''Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?'' which is the Aramaic for ''My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?'' - the first line of Psalm 22. It''s an anguished expression - traditionally ascribed to King David - of defeat, failure, abandonment and despair.
This series of reflections, written for Lent and Holy Week 2...
In the Gospel of Mark''s account of the Passion narrative, Jesus calls out from the cross ''Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?'' which is the Aramaic for ''My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?'' - the first line of Psalm 22. It''s an anguished expression - traditionally ascribed to King David - of defeat, failure, abandonment and despair.
This series of reflections, written for Lent and Holy Week 2...
