A sober look at the world in which we live reveals a broken, God-forsaken place filled with suffering, evil, and sorrow. "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" turns out to be not so far from our own heart's cry. Jesus' words, "I am thirsty," tell us he isn't a distant, superhuman figure unfamiliar with our frailty. Jesus enters our suffering, broken world and confronts the evil we face everyday. He models what our response can be when, despite the world's worst, he yet commits his life and spirit to God. ( notes)