Of the seven expressions Christ spoke while dying on the Cross, his cry “Eli, Eli, lema, sabachthani” (Mk 27:46) which means “My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?” grip us to the bone. Love to the end is poured out by the Son of God, redeeming all of humanity from sin. Fulfilling God’s divine plan with perfect obedience, Christ weeps the pain of feeling separated from God. Our Savior hears the brokenness of Mary his Mother and the apostle John at the foot of the Cross. All others have abandoned Him. Despite the darkness, it is the hour when Christ gloriously accomplishes all that He promised.  The suffering Lamb of God unites with all of humanity, experiencing Himself the sorrow of rejection and abandonment with complete acceptance.  Receiving his Father’s momentary silence, he commends his Spirit and breathes his last (Mk 15:37).  Christ does…