“Why have You forsaken me?”
Psalm 22:1.
“My God, my God, why have You forsaken me?”
Matthew 27:46.
“Why have You forsaken me?”
Chop Suey — System Of A Down.
Mm.
A recurring motif, no?
Both religiously and sacrilegiously.
Curious.
(Selah.)
I suppose I could cry at the thought of an angel
deserving to die.
Ah, always so self-righteous.
Never once quite slipped for over half of your life.
Could you be that angel?
Because you… you’ve always been so good.
And then, you fell.
You were so high, though, your fall was rather like witnessing death.
So impeccable.
What for, really?
You wanted to please everyone, but so early on, the rage beneath couldn’t stay buried for long.
You pleased everyone. At the expense of your life.
(Selah.)
It’s rather fascinating, I’ll admit,
realizing how the ultimate expression of
human abandonment hasn’t changed in the slightest in over two millennia.
Does anyone really take the time to realize that “pleasing everyone” becomes almost indistinguishable from self-erasure?
Given the data… I’d suppose not.
The angel remained impeccable because the angel was willing to sacrifice itself.
And eventually there was nothing left to sacrifice—except itself.
I mean…
If the highest, purest creation can fall, what chance did a human trying to be flawless ever have?
(Selah.)
Oh, don’t mind me—nor mistake me for trying to play the “devil’s advocate.”
By now, I’ll suppose you’re used to my willingness to play with imagery.
But…
Yes.
The angel can have rage.
The angel can fall.
The angel can fail.
The angel can even be responsible for some of its own destruction.
But still—
why was it forsaken?
That question remains unanswered.
Was it forsaken at all?
Given the data… it’s a plausible possibility.
Was it forsaken even before it fell?
Because otherwise… why would it have fallen?
How could it?
One was impeccable. The other was flawless.
You gave away your life to please others—
until the only piece left to burn on the altar was your actual identity.
Does that count as a Sunday testimony?
(Selah.)
Did it fall?
Did it want to fall?
Was it pushed?
Was it—for a millisecond—relieved it’d been pushed?
Because then, the façade could’ve been gone.
But no—life never makes it easy like that.
You’re living on the edge.
You so wish to die. But you haven’t.
Neither of you has.
Your earlier supposition that you could cry at the thought of an angel deserving to die is being proven consistent.
Do you think, though, you’re deserving of such punishment?
If death is supposed to be a punishment, anyway.
(Selah.)
You were sitting at that pew.
Hours ago.
Half of you… wishing to believe.
Half of you, as always, already gone.
And the only question returning to your mind was…
Why have You forsaken me?
I trusted You.
I believed in You.
I defended You.
I placed my faith in You.
So why…
Without apparent remorse…
Without an apparent coming around…
Without an apparent “I’m still here” whisper…
Mercilessly…
When did I fail you?
Was it when I fell in love?
Was it when I failed others as well, for merely
discovering I had my own wills—and they didn’t always align with Yours, nor necessarily please You?
Was it when I was overzealous about Your Word, and so consumed by my hunger for knowledge and wisdom that I might’ve become a little arrogant—and imprudent, like Solomon?
I wonder.
And if any of those—
or all of them—are true…
I would still presume to ask:
Why have You forsaken me, Father?
— Crownless.