Bryant Wright, Founder
“My God, my God, why have You forsaken me?” Matthew 27:46
If you’ve ever whispered Why, God? you’re not alone. Even Jesus — fully God and fully human — cried out these haunting words as He hung on the cross. At first, it seems confusing. Didn’t He know His mission? Didn’t He know the Father’s love? Why such a desperate cry?
Here’s what’s happening: in that moment, Jesus took on the weight of the world’s sin — mine, yours, everyone’s. And because God is holy and cannot embrace sin, Jesus experienced separation from His Father for the first and only time in all eternity. That’s what sin costs. That’s what He willingly carried.
But here’s the hope tucked inside the heartbreak: Jesus’ cry shows us we can bring our raw pain and questions to God. He’s not shocked when we ask Why? He understands loneliness, betrayal, and grief — because He has been there.
And the story doesn’t end in forsakenness. The Father didn’t leave Jesus in death. He raised Him to life, proving that suffering isn’t the final word. Because of the cross and the empty tomb, we’re never truly abandoned, no matter how it feels.
So if you’re walking through heartbreak, disappointment, or silence right now, remember: Jesus’ own cry of ‘Why?’ opens the door for your questions as well. Take them to the One who overcame separation, so you’d never have to face life alone.
“No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.” Romans 8:37
DIG DEEPER:
Read “Instead of ‘Why?’ Ask ‘How?’” also by Bryant Wright
