45From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land. 46About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?"—which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"
47When some of those standing there heard this, they said, "He's calling Elijah."
48Immediately one of them ran and got a sponge. He filled it with wine vinegar, put it on a stick, and offered it to Jesus to drink. 49The rest said, "Now leave him alone. Let's see if Elijah comes to save him."
50And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit.
-Today was good friday. This is a pretty erie passage to read. Very sad, very lonely, very painful. Jesus did this for us, he did it for God's glory. It's an amazing thing to think that he went to this extent in carrying his cross. It's a very daunting task for us to carry our cross as well. It's funny how the crowd watched in curiosity. They were expecting something. Something amazing did happen...just not something they could see. Glad it did happen. We're very lucky.
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