On the cross you are saying
I am a wanderer. I would say that I am a seeker, but sometimes I have no idea what I might be seeking, so I will stick with wanderer. This blog is more a public journal than anything. I don't claim to have life figured out. I simply stumble from mystery to mystery, and share my reflections along the way. Sometimes I feel burdened, and trudge. Sometimes? Well sometimes grace breaks through, and its time to dance.
Friday, March 29, 2013
The Mystery of the Cross
How do I know what you are like
oh
my God!?
perhaps you are to be known
in the beauty of the mountains
or in the gentleness of a
fawn
asleep in the flower
perhaps you are to known
in the sun
or the rain
in the green newness of spring
perhaps you are to be known
in the smile of a grandchild
the joyous laughter
of people in love
but perhaps
perhaps
you are best known through the cross
Crux probat monia
"the cross proves everything"
in the cross
You
the creator
the Word
the something behind everything
you participated in human suffering
you did not just passively tolerate it
or observe it (Rohr)
as we gaze upon the mystery of the cross
we see the real sin of the world
we see power misused and abused
we see evil attacked with evil
hate with hate
violence with violence
and as we gaze upon
Jesus
hanging, bloody
passive
silent
we see you
revealing the lie and absurdity
of hate and violence
as we gaze upon the cross
we are changed
we see You differently
we see ourselves differently
on the cross
is revealed
your heart, my God
we see
pure gift!
grace!
glory!
we see Love
and as we gaze upon the cross
if we gaze long enough
we understand
On the cross you are saying
all other ways of being
the way of violence
greed
hate
fear
the way of Law
and coercion
stop here
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