[Rev. Sajan Varghese]
The chieftain who had no belief in God, said “He was the son of God”, when he saw the events on Friday. If we are able to say the same thing after being part of the service, then there is use of being a part of this service.
Cross – It isn’t seasonal. It is a daily affair. It’s like the food and air for a human being. It is the spiritual necessity for a Christian.
Cross is the key to a Christian life. If you don’t have a key, you can’t enter through a locked door.
What is cross? - It means suffering. This is the common notion. But it is not mentioned anywhere in the bible.
A mentally retarded child might seem to be a suffering for his parents. But for his parents, it is a joyful experience. To see the Cross as a suffering is to see the wrong side of it. Cross is the happiness in life. Not having a child is not suffering. It is the way you look at it. There are no problems in your life if you don’t have a child. You can say having a child is suffering because of the care needed for its upbringing.
For a moment, Jesus saw the Cross as a suffering. That is why he says, “Take this suffering from me.” This is the human concept of the Cross.
But God says, “If my son doesn’t die on the cross, then all the humans made in my image will die”. Jesus realizes His Father’s view when He says, “Not my will, but Yours be done”.
Where is Cross? - It is not in the most holy places.
“Father, forgive them for they know not what they are doing”. Are we capable of saying this?
Cross is the love of forgiveness, the love of forgetting and the love of reconciliation.
The chieftain who had no belief in God, said “He was the son of God”, when he saw the events on Friday. If we are able to say the same thing after being part of the service, then there is use of being a part of this service.
Cross – It isn’t seasonal. It is a daily affair. It’s like the food and air for a human being. It is the spiritual necessity for a Christian.
Cross is the key to a Christian life. If you don’t have a key, you can’t enter through a locked door.
What is cross? - It means suffering. This is the common notion. But it is not mentioned anywhere in the bible.
A mentally retarded child might seem to be a suffering for his parents. But for his parents, it is a joyful experience. To see the Cross as a suffering is to see the wrong side of it. Cross is the happiness in life. Not having a child is not suffering. It is the way you look at it. There are no problems in your life if you don’t have a child. You can say having a child is suffering because of the care needed for its upbringing.
For a moment, Jesus saw the Cross as a suffering. That is why he says, “Take this suffering from me.” This is the human concept of the Cross.
But God says, “If my son doesn’t die on the cross, then all the humans made in my image will die”. Jesus realizes His Father’s view when He says, “Not my will, but Yours be done”.
Where is Cross? - It is not in the most holy places.
- Jesus’ cross was outside the city. It was between two thieves, i.e., among the world, not in the church.
- People gambled in front of the cross. If you want to see the cross, you can’t turn away from the world.
- People who passed by Him, shook their head. This means He was crucified next to a road. The road is outside and not in the church.
- Jesus was betrayed by a kiss of a loved one. He said, “If you come in search of me, leave the others alone”. This is the love of forgetting.
- If you’ve the vision of the cross, you should be capable to forget and love. Even in the midst of His pain, Jesus said, “Woman, here is your son. John here is your mother”.
“Father, forgive them for they know not what they are doing”. Are we capable of saying this?
Cross is the love of forgiveness, the love of forgetting and the love of reconciliation.
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