Deuteronomy 30:15-20 / Luke 9:22-25
The most prominent symbol of Christianity is the cross.
Yet the cross is also a contradiction of meanings.
It was meant to be a symbol of condemnation and death.
But Jesus has turned it into a symbol of salvation and life.
The season of Lent is to help us discover and understand the true meaning of the cross.
As Jesus said in the gospel, "If anyone wants to be a follower of mine, let him renounce himself and take up his cross every day and follow me."
Jesus sets before us the cross, just as Moses set before people life and prosperity, death and disaster.
The choice is ours - to accept and embrace the cross or to reject and deny the cross.
As we begin the season of Lent, let us look at the cross.
May we understand the true meaning of the cross and find in it salvation, life and blessings.