Sign Of Love

Today we celebrate the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross.  In the time of Jesus, the cross was a sign of infamy and ignominy, equal to the electric chair in our day, for it was the instrument of putting criminals to death. On Good Friday, we looked at the cross in this light, the vehicle that God chose for the salvation of our souls.  But our Feast today takes a different view, summed up in the famous passage in John 3:16:  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. The cross is the sing of God's complete, total, and unselfish love for US!  There is not greater love than to lay down one's life for another.  (Jn 15:13).  Today is the Feast of God's love.  How we should basque in it, revel in it, rejoice in it, thank him for it, mold our lives in it and share it with others.  This is the love feast that every liturgy celebrates but to which we pay special attention today.
Interestingly enough, St. Marcellin, a man with a great, loving heart that knew no bounds, taught us that love is the basis of solid education:  "To teach the children well, love them, and love them all equally."  "Every time I see children, I want to tell them how much God loves them."  Let us do the same, not only with children, but with adults, with all whom we meet today.
Bro. Rene