Afflictions and Adversities: Despondency In

But now trouble has come upon you, and you are weary. It strikes you, and you are dismayed.

If I summoned Him and He answered me, I do not believe He would listen to my voice. …

For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Doe of the Dawn.” A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from saving me, so far from my words of groaning?

I cry out by day, O my God, but You do not answer, and by night, but I have no rest.

If you faint in the day of distress, how small is your strength!

Why should any mortal man complain, in view of his sins?

About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”

At the ninth hour, Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”

Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart: