From “The Cross in our Context” by Douglas John Hall
The truth that the cross of Christ embodies about us is certainly that we are loved by God, but that we are loved as prodigals, as problematic creatures, as beings whose alienation from God, from one another, from ourselves, and from the inarticulate creation is so great that we will accept love only on our terms, when it corresponds with our desire to be affirmed without asking of us that we become authentic and without requiring of us any depth of commitment comparable to the love that is being shown us.
The love of God that shines through the cross of Christ expects to see love created in its availability. Loved by God we are pierced by an arrow that deflates our egos that tend to rule us and guide us and cheapen our own loving. Such love –love from the cross -bids us to be authentic children of God whose lives reflect the love we have been shown unconditionally and eternally. The Good News is always news that sweeps us off our feet and then sets us down in a place that is the beginning of the Way of the cross…the Way of Jesus…the Way, the Truth, & the Life.
Connection: The cross is the first word for us as we step into this day. God for us, God with us, God sending us into this day with the gifts we have been given and with the courage to share them with the world – even unto death.
Lord, take us and make us wholly yours as we step into all the moments that we will enter within this day. Encourage us to make your love our loving. Amen.
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