Psalm 22:1-2
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning? My God, I cry in the daytime, but you don't answer; in the night season, and am not silent.”
This psalm is a deeply personal and public lament, likely written by King David or another individual experiencing intense suffering and feelings of abandonment by God. It begins with a cry of anguish, addressing God directly and questioning divine silence and distance.
When feelings of profound abandonment are voiced openly, what might that reveal about the speaker's trust, even in their despair, and how might it shift the listener's own understanding of vulnerability?