Savannah Guthrie Zeroes In On Her Own Suffering Wondering If Jesus Actually Experienced This Level Of Pain

Ever since her mother, Nancy Guthrie went missing on February 1 from her home in Tucson, Arizona, it has been a very difficult time for Savannah Guthrie, the Today show co-anchor. Weeks have passed, and there are still no clear answers, no suspects, and no sign of where the 84-year-old might be.

While Savannah Guthrie has been away from the Today show during this time of crisis, she recently opened up about her waning patience and “deep disappointment with God”. In a recent Easter message shared online, she wondered if even Jesus ever felt this kind of heartbreak and uncertainty she is living with right now.

After being away from her show, since Nancy Guthrie went missing, Savannah Guthrie is expected to return on Monday, marking 65 days since her mother’s disappearance. And ahead of her television appearance, she shared a video message via Good Shepherd New York.

On Sunday, the co-anchor of the Today show appeared in a video, sharing a message on Easter, about her pain and the questions she has been struggling with. She began by wishing everyone a happy Easter and talked about how the day usually brings joy, hope, and new beginnings.

However, she then proceeded to share how her current situation has made it hard to feel that hope. Savannah Guthrie spoke about moments when life feels very heavy and confusing, and wondered if even Jesus ever felt this kind of pain.

“Good morning, everybody. Happy Easter, and Easter is happy. It is flowers and pastels, and baby bunnies. It is sunshine and joy and hope.” She said, “We celebrate today the promise of a new life that never ends in death.”

“But standing here today, I have to tell you, there are moments in which that promise seems irretrievably far away, when life itself seems far harder than death,” Guthrie said. “These moments of deep disappointment with God, the feeling of utter abandonment for most of us, there will come a time in our life when these feelings hold sway.”

She added, “Recently, though, in my own season of trial, I have wondered, I have questioned, whether Jesus really ever experienced this particular wound that I feel, this grievous and uniquely cruel injury of not knowing, of uncertainty and confusion and answers withheld.”

As she continued her Easter message wondering “after Jesus died, after he breathed his last, what did he actually know?” Savannah Guthrie admitted that her words might feel “dark” for such a joyful day. However, she said it is important to talk about pain and loss, even on Easter, because it helps people truly understand the meaning of hope and new life.

“Perhaps this is too dark a message to share on Easter morning, but I have long believed that we miss out on fully celebrating resurrection if we do not acknowledge the feelings of loss, pain, and, yes, death,” she said. “It is the darkness that makes this morning’s light so magnificent, so blindingly beautiful. It is all the brighter because it is so desperately needed.”

According to her, the light of Easter feels even more special when people accept the darkness they are going through. Even while dealing with the disappearance of her mother, which led her to her “disappointment with God”, the news anchor shared that she is holding on to hope and faith.

“I see a bright vision of the day when heaven and earth pass away because they are one, on earth as it is in heaven. When we celebrate today, this is what we celebrate. And I celebrate too. I still believe. And so I say with conviction: Happy Easter.” Guthrie said.