The Exaltation of the Holy
Cross, Feast -John 3:13-17
The Gospel
for this Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross begins as Jesus is talking
with Nicodemus. Jesus tells Nicodemus: “No one has gone up to heaven except the
one who has come down from heaven, the Son of Man, and just as Moses lifted up
the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of Man be lifted up. Then everyone
who believes in him may have eternal life.”
Did
Nicodemus understand what Jesus was saying? Or was he wondering what on earth
Jesus was talking about? However, Jesus continues: “For God so loved the world
that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not
perish but have eternal life. God sent his Son into the world so that the world
might be saved through him.” What a wondrous gift God and Jesus have given us
and continue to give us! The love God and Jesus have for us is beyond our
comprehension. On this feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, I invite you
to meditate on God’s love for you. Then also reflect on Jesus’ gift to
humankind. He literally gave his life for us. However, do we truly appreciate
his gift? Or do we simply take it for granted?
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