For the last month or so, I've been fighting a strong feeling of loneliness. It shows its ugly head usually when I'm by myself and doing some deep thinking. On one of these occasions I had a thought.
Could Jesus get Lonely?
Was Jesus ever lonely?
As I was working these questions over I thought about Jesus' life.
Jesus took human form, We know he could feel pain, we know he could feel joy and sorrow.
So YES, I think Jesus could feel lonely.
Now, Was he ever lonely?
After Jesus was baptized, he was lead into the "wilderness" by the Spirit. We don't know much about what went on except that he was "tempted" by satan.
But In the book of Mark it also says "He was with the wild animals, and the angels attended him."
Why did the angels, "attend" him?
Was he lonely by himself?
Maybe, I'm not sure.
Was he lonely that night in the Garden, when all his friends were falling asleep when he needed them most?
Maybe.
If you have any thought on this please comment.
I would really love to hear some thoughts on this.
Thanks
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1 comment:
Absolutely he experienced loneliness. Excellent blog entry. I'm fairly certain no human being has experienced a stronger sense of loneliness than Christ. You combine that feeling with dread as his death grew nearer and it really hits home. Culminating in Him crying out my God why have you forsaken me? He went to the cross alone, he died alone.
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