About being alone…
Mark 15:34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi,
lama sabachthani?"--which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken
me?"(NIV)
We have all felt forsaken and Christ understands us, for He has been there too. We have
all been lost and were not able to find our way home. Perhaps you are in that kind of
place now. If you are, remember that Christ knows every ounce of what you are feeling and
experiencing. In supernatural ways we cannot understand, Christ lives in or abides in us
if we invite Him in. When the pain of life runs so deep in us we seem to lose our soul,
Christ lives in us and despises the pain we feel. In these moments of pain, come to His
Cross. For as you kneel at His Cross and experience a small part of His suffering, He
comes to you and helps you through your own moments of pain. In your tears, you can hear
His voice and feel the tenderness of His love. With Christ, you are never alone. With
Christ, you always have a way home and a clearly lighted path to His welcoming arms. There
is no amount of pain that can separate you from Him if you hide in the cleft of His love.
In the far off distance of your soul, battered and beaten, you can hear Him calling you to
be strong and patient. In the far off distance, you can see Him rushing forward in battle
to keep you safe and keep you from falling into the utter darkness. In your heart, you can
see Him come to you to help you in every time of need. In your heart, you know that He has
come to you to restore you, to heal you, and to remain with you forever.
