Today we celebrate the exaltation of the Cross. The Cross in the light of the Resurrection reveals to us the love between the Father and the Son in the communion of the Holy Spirit. It is a love that defies fear, hatred, despair, and death. It is a love that transforms fear, hatred, despair, and death.
In Paul’s moving letter to the Philippians [2: 6-11], he points to the important characteristics of Jesus’ life: his humility, obedience, and selfless love. Within all this we find the glory of Jesus. It is the glory that should lead everyone to fall on their knees and to give Him praise. Yet, the impetus of our praise and worship does not ultimately come from fear. It comes from love. Jesus won the hearts of men and women, not by forcing them through his power, but by embracing both saints and sinners on the cross. Jesus did not take up the finer things in this world. He also took up the ugly things in this world on the cross, brought them to the Father in the Spirit, and transformed them into beauty.
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