"My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" is one of Jesus's most haunting questions—and one we often rush past. In this sermon, Josh explores this cry from the cross not as a problem to be solved, but as one of the most profound revelations of who God is. Drawing on the life of theologian Jürgen Moltmann, who first encountered this question as a prisoner of war, Josh shows us how God enters the darkest places of human experience—not to explain our suffering, but to suffer alongside us. The resurrection doesn't erase the cross; it gives our broken places meaning. If you've ever wondered where God is in your pain, this message is for you.

CHAPTERS

[00:00] - Welcome & Wonder Story

[02:29] - The Dangerous Questions

[04:33] - The Cry of Dereliction

[06:54] - Jesus Quotes Psalm 22

[10:00] - What Forsaken Means

[11:49] - Moltmann's Theology of Solidarity

[13:58] - Moltmann's War Story

[16:32] - God Enters Our Suffering

[18:08] - Kintsugi Illustration

[20:07] - A New Way of Struggling

[21:26] - Pain & The Church's Response

[22:39] - The Centurion's Declaration

[23:33] - Words for the Suffering

[25:05] - Closing Prayer

REFERENCES

[00:15] - Working Genius Assessment (Patrick Lencioni)

[02:09] - Wendell Berry — "Manifesto: The Mad Farmer Liberation Front" (poem, "Ask the questions that have no answers")

[02:31] - Annie Dillard — Pilgrim at Tinker Creek ("Our life is a faint tracing on the surface of mystery")

[06:54] - Psalm 22 (Old Testament)

[11:59] - Jürgen Moltmann — German theologian, The Crucified God

[14:03] - Operation Gomorrah — Allied bombing of Hamburg, 1943

[16:09] - Dietrich Bonhoeffer — German pastor and martyr, "Only the suffering God can help"

[18:15] - Kintsugi — Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold

[20:09] - Susan W.N. Ruach — "A New Way of Struggling" (poem)