讀經：馬可福音十五章。
默想經文：「我的神！我的神！為什麼離棄我？」（可15:34）
默想一：主耶穌被釘在十字架上時，怎麼會大聲喊叫「為什麼」？祂是在埋怨、喊冤、恐懼、不服？不是！而是因祂背負了全世界人的罪，在那一刻被神丟棄了，所有人應受的咒詛都歸在祂身上（加3:13），這使祂心靈深處有一種至深的被撇棄感和孤立感。耶穌遭受如此痛苦唯一的解釋，就是祂完全為我們世人的罪的緣故。神愛世人，祂願萬人得救，不願一人沉淪。
默想二：在你的生命中有過無語問蒼天「為什麼」嗎？神若存在，為什麼掩面不顧我？神若愛我，為什麼向我沉默呢？其實，神並沒有丟棄我們，祂是信實的，祂的慈愛永不改變。不要浪費時間問神為什麼？你要作的，就是及時地轉向神，祂說：「到我這裡來的，我總不丟棄他」（約6:37）
禱告：感謝神，因袮藉著耶穌基督在十字架上所完成的救恩。因耶穌基督的救贖，我才蒙恩。求祢時時光照我，讓我體會祢為我受苦的深度和意義，並在每一天存感恩的心為祢而活。奉主耶穌的名禱告，阿們！
Bible Reading: Mark 15.
Insight: “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” (Mar 15:34)
Insight one: When the Lord Jesus was crucified, what made Him crying out “why”? Was He complaining, moaning, dreading, or protesting? No! It was because He carried the sins of all the people in the world and thus He was forsaken by God at that moment. All the curse that all the people deserved was upon Him (Gal 3:13), which led Him a substantial feeling of abandonment and isolation deep in His heart. The only reasoning for the suffering Jesus experienced was that He was wholly for the sake of the sins of our world. God loves the world. He wants all people to be saved and not anyone to perish.
Insight two: In your life time, have you ever speechlessly cried out “why”? If God exists, why hides His face from me? If God loves me, why is He silent to me? In fact, God does not forsake us. He is faithful, and His love changes not. Don’t waste time asking God why? What you want to do is to turn to God in time, and He says, “Whoever comes to me I will never drive away”. (Joh 15:34)
Prayer: Thank God for the salvation that You have accomplished on the cross through Jesus Christ. I am given the grace because of the redemption of Jesus Christ. Please shine on me, let me realize the profundity and significance of your suffering for me, and live out a thankful life for You every day. I pray in the name of the Lord Jesus, Amen!