It was not until Christ had known the physical agony of c...

It was not until Christ had known the physical agony of crucifixion, the shame of blows and mockery, that he uttered his immortal  cry, a question which shall remain unanswered through all times on this earth. ���My God, why has thou forsaken me?��� when poetry struggles towards the expressing of pain and misery, it can be great poetry only if that cry sounds through every word.

Simone Weil