The Cross of Christ is the threshold where the broken heart of God embraces the broken heart of man. There is no other way to God. No technique, no method, can replace the Cross. No amount of self-indulgence, insobriety or concern for worldly affairs can give us life like the moment of Golgatha. In Christ crucified He shows us our sins against the vast horizons of his love. If we allow these unimaginable horizons to pierce us to the heart, to draw us out of ourselves and into Him, then there is the most beautiful of all encounters. This is a real heart to heart: we ponder the truth about ourselves in Him and God contemplates the truth about Himself in us.
Some say that they cannot find the Cross in their life. They cannot find sacrifices to make. If this is really true, I do not think it is, it means that there is a lack of love. We can only truly love at our own expense. Whenever we set out to do something beautiful for God, whenever we try to love to the end, we must go by the way of the Cross. Only when we have spent ourselves for the Lord and for those He has entrusted to us do we begin to taste this mystery. Here, the limits of our humanity meet the limitlessness of God.
Some say that they cannot find the Cross in their life. They cannot find sacrifices to make. If this is really true, I do not think it is, it means that there is a lack of love. We can only truly love at our own expense. Whenever we set out to do something beautiful for God, whenever we try to love to the end, we must go by the way of the Cross. Only when we have spent ourselves for the Lord and for those He has entrusted to us do we begin to taste this mystery. Here, the limits of our humanity meet the limitlessness of God.
I needed to hear the message of this meditation. this week I have been pondering the sufferings and pain I have endured in my life and what it may mean in God's eyes. I have always believed it has redemptive meaning. Yet, it is mysterious. I have reached a level of spiritual maturity that helps me say both yes and thank you.
ReplyDeleteSome say that they can not find the Cross in their life. They can not find sacrifices to make.For this kind of people,I have a question to ask, namely, how come some of these people spend so much time,energy and money on pet asnimals while millions of God's children suffer pangs of malnutrition and downright hunger? -E.Rodrigues
ReplyDeleteIt seems to me that even very small trials can be windows through which we can jump into the mercy of God. Just like the saints - when they see a tiny fault in themselves, it seems like such a giant ugly thing that pains them, so when we encounter a trial in our lives, some even tiny thing that is not in consonance with the way things should be, if we love God and long for his kingdom, it can pain us to the point of needing to draw from the Source to deal with it. This sounds a bit like oversensitiveness, but if it means we continually rely on Him, because we must, it is a good thing. ??
ReplyDelete"The Cross of Christ is the threshold where the broken heart of God embraces the broken heart of man. There is no other way to God. No technique, no method, can replace the Cross. Only when we have spent ourselves for the Lord and for those He has entrusted to us do we begin to taste this mystery. Here, the limits of our humanity meet the limitlessness of God."
ReplyDeleteThe above message touched my heart - very good to ponder! It reveals the depth of God's love. "limits of our humanity meet the limitlessness of God" - this line lifted me high in spirit & hope. God Bless you Anthony.
A lovely reflection.
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