O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
his steadfast love endures forever!
Psalm 118:1 (NRSV)
At three o'clock Jesus cried out with a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?" which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"
Mark 15:34 (NRSV)
To be a Christian is to hold the contradictions of life in our heart. That is the meaning of the cross.
This is never more clear than during Holy Week, when we commemorate Jesus' path from triumphal entry to torture and crucifixion, from death to resurrection. God's steadfast love does endure forever: but sometimes, the way to that insight leads through the abyss of despair.
Beyond despair, there is the Living Water in which the paradoxes of the world dissolve.
I preached a little sermon on the topic; it can be found here.
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