Good Friday: Look and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow!
The cross is not a punishment, it is a bridge to our existing suffering and an example that has been emulated through the ages by the Holy Martyrs. It is a statement of the humility of the Godhead. God has no needs from us. It is we who have need of God. The humble majesty of God is that He has no need for our worship. This is what makes the Trinity worthy of worship. By giving himself to us without reservation, Jesus removes the tragedy from death and from the self-obsession so common in our faith life. His heart is humble, as is the heart of the Father. That we resist this is the tragedy of the age.
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