My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me? | Psalm 22 Explained | The Darkest Psalms Part 1

What does it mean when God feels completely absent?Psalm 22 begins with one of the most desperate prayers in the Bible:"My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"These aren't the words of someone who has abandoned faith. They are the words of someone bringing their deepest suffering directly to God.In this episode of The Darkest Psalms, we explore Psalm 22, the biblical language of abandonment, the structure of lament, and why the Bible gives us words for the moments when God seems silent.And then we come to the cross.Jesus chose Psalm 22 in his darkest moment:"My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"Why did Jesus quote this particular psalm? What does Psalm 22 teach us about suffering, faith, and the feeling that God has gone silent?And perhaps most importantly: does feeling abandoned by God mean that God has actually abandoned you?This is The Darkest Psalms, Part 1: Abandonment.📖 Psalm 22✝️ Matthew 27:46Have you ever felt like God had gone completely silent, and then felt ashamed that you felt that way? Leave your honest answer in the comments.Part 2: Psalm 88, the darkest prayer in the Bible, is coming next.