Evening: Psalm 118; Genesis 3:1-15; I Peter 3:17-22
Today
is Holy Cross Day. Some Bronze Age burial objects carried a cross, so
the cross was connected with death before Christianity. In Christianity,
the cross was so horrific it was not quickly adopted. How could it
possibly be holy? Later, the cross became associated with ‘salvation’, a
much-misused word, meaning ‘healing’. The cross points to a human
paradox: the path to healing goes through suffering. They taught us as
children that nettles sting less when you grasp them firmly. By
confronting our pain, we humans can find healing power. Only its healing
significance makes the cross holy.
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