THE CRY OF JESUS ON THE CROSS IN MATT. 27: 45-56 WITH APPLICATION FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS IN BOTSWANA

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dc.contributor.authorKabinga, Emmanuel
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-02T06:26:06Z
dc.date.available2022-02-02T06:26:06Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.description.abstractHuman existence is limited, fragile and full of dissatisfactions. However, every man's desire is to live forever, but the fact of life is that we have to experience pain, suffering and eventually death. So the reality of human history is that we have to bear so much pain and disappointment. When we are faced with the reality of death, and especially when we see people living with HIV/AIDS undergoing pain, suffering and death, we also are confronted with our own fears of death. Many times we are forced to ask, "What is the meaning of human suffering? What role does God play in our expelience of suffering? These are some of the questions we ask and especially people living with HEY/AIDS, and we will continue to ask the same questions as long as we live. Today people living with HIV/AIDS are battling to find meaning in their suffering. As a matter of fact, some ask whether their sufferings are consequences of sin, or punishment from God. They often wonder whether God listens to their cries. And so it is the cry of Jesus on the cross, "My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?" with pastoral application to the People Living with HIV/AIDS, and how St. Paul of the Cross, the founder of the Passionists responded to his own suffering, in fear, turmoil, confusion, death, darkness and eventually confident trust and rediscovery of God in faith that I intend to discuss in my long essay. In the first chapter, I will do the analysis of Matt. 27;45-56, and discuss some theological themes emphasized by Matthew in the text. The second chapter will try to describe the socio- economic and political situation in Botswana, and its impact on the spread of HIV/AIDS in the country. I will also try to look at some factors that have led to the rapid increase of the pandemic, and the government's response to the scourge. The third chapter will be pastoral application of Matt. 27: 45-56 for the People Living with HIV/AIDS in Botswana, in the light of how St. Paul of the Cross linked human suffering and divine suffering, with the aim of helping PLWA understand that it is in their sufferings that the crucified Christ is most closer to themen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12342/1357
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTangaza University Collegeen_US
dc.subjectTHE CRY OF JESUS ON THE CROSS IN MATT. 27: 45-56 WITH APPLICATION FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS IN BOTSWANAen_US
dc.titleTHE CRY OF JESUS ON THE CROSS IN MATT. 27: 45-56 WITH APPLICATION FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS IN BOTSWANAen_US
dc.typeLong Essayen_US
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