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Br. Lain Wilson

Holy Cross Day

There is a fundamental and inescapable absurdity to what we celebrate today.

Part of this is the simple fact that we celebrate today something that was once a tool of state execution. The cross was a brutal presence in Jesus’ world, and in Jesus’ life. It reveals a world that was broken and unjust. In this respect, the cross of Jesus is an enduring testimony to the brokenness and injustice that persists – and has persisted throughout the centuries – in our world and our hearts.

The world, despoiled and dominated, cries out for healing. The Cross planted into the heart of creation bears witness to all the ways in which this world, because of our actions and inactions, has gone off-kilter. Read More