Reflections
September 13, 2011, 11:08pm
JOHN 3:13-17
Jesus said to Nicodemus, “No one has gone up to heaven except the
one who has come down from heaven, the Son of Man. And just as Moses
lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of Man be lifted
up, so that everyone who believes in Him may have eternal life.”
For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, so that
everyone who believes in Him might not perish but might have eternal
life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world,
but that the world might be saved through Him.
Reflection
So must the Son of Man be lifted up. The cross has always been a
symbol of suffering and death. This image, I believe, needs a makeover.
We should see it as a symbol of hope and courage. The cross is the story
of a man who believed it is possible to rise above the evil that man
can do. It is the crossroads where man meets God when they do not give
up on each other. It is the stairway to heavenly ideals and the key to
God’s heart.
Do not just wear your cross. Lift up your hope. Raise your faith.
Dare yourself to affect others positively like the sign of the cross.
Bring back the habit of making the sign of the cross before leaving your home and before any undertaking.
SOURCE: “365 Days with the Lord 2010,” ST PAULS, 7708 St. Paul
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