Remember freedom is from God. It is a choice on the use of our free will. Our will to love God with all our heart and soul or …to abandon him. I ache deep within my soul when I think of the pain Christ must have felt on the cross. Not from the nails, not from the crown of thorns but from the torture of abandonment and loss. Not one person rose up in his defense. No one fought to save him! “My God, My God, why have you forsaken me!” For fear of capture and death those who knew and loved Jesus chose to abandon him. This may as well been a call to all of us who abandon God in the name of our freedom. I am no better! My sins add to Christ’s pain to this day.  May we all learn to show Christ our love with our entire being, heart and soul. Let us use our free will wisely and let us not abandon Christ for any reason! Through God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit! Amen!