Jn 3:13-17
[Jesus said to Nicodemus,] 13“No one has gone up to heaven except the one who has come down from heaven, the Son of Man. 14And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, 15so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.”
16For 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. 17For 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.