One of the earliest fears small children experience is that of being separated from loved ones. One of the most lasting and emotionally damaging experiences in life is separation from loved ones. It can occur as abandonment, rejection, loss through death, or other ways. This clearly illustrates how intensely relational we are as human beings. We also know an intensely relational God, who exists in a relation of three—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. If this is all true, why does one of Jesus’ final cries as he was dying on the cross seem to be an expression of abandonment? And what does that mean to me?
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