the 7 word of Jesus from the cross: 5) My God my God why have you forsaken me?
7 words for 7 days The seven words of Christ from the Cross. 5) My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? We are at the c limax of the passion. Jesus has a doubt of faith? It seems so. He has become one like us in all things but sin and ha s some moments of doubt: this is not a sin. He wanted to carry on himself all our weaknesses so to conquer them with his love. But while carrying them they pull him down as low as possible. Even in this situation Jesus shows the strength of his love. Even in this deep moment he will stand in faith and will then add “In your hands I commend my spirit”. While in the desert the devil had tempted him to sell out his divinity in order to get power; in the garden of Gethsemane he tempted him to avoid the sufferance, now to wish that a final miracle would put an end to all this tragic events. And instead nothing is going to happen. Humanity must be purified in all its weaknesses so to be fully “divinized”. He speaks using the words of Psal...