LEMA SABACHTHANI?

The lonely question,
the only question,
the unanswered question,
the most powerful question:
“Lema sabachthani?”

Lord, Lord, how many times
have you cried those words to me?*

*Cf. Matthew 27:46;

Mark 15:34;

Psalm 22:1
© Andy Costello, Prayers, 2009