Today's celebration of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross commemorates two events: the finding for the true cross by the St. Helen, the mother of the Emperor Constantine, in 320 A.D. , and the recovery of the lost reliquary containing the pieces of the cross, celebrated in a solemn procession by the Emperor Heraclius in 629 A. D.
As we reflect on these two events, the paradox of the cross becomes evident: once the sign of an ignominiou and torturous death, the cross is now a sign of victory over evil and death...the springboard for the resurrection, hope and new life. We gaze upon the cross in wordless prayer and find the strength and assurance we need that whatever cross we are bearing will eventually lead to new strength, to new life, to resurrection. May we embrace and kiss our cross as Jesus did with the assurance that his cross means salvation and life for us.
Bro. Rene
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