Today, the Cross stands before us. It is not just an ordinary cross, but the Cross of Salvation, and the Cross for our salvation.
We have heard the Passion of Christ, and how He suffered and died for us.
In the Solemn Intercessions that follow later, we gather at the foot of that Cross with Mary and John, to hear Jesus praying for us and for the world.
Then we will come forward to venerate the Cross, and in doing so, we tell Jesus that we will carry our cross and follow Him as His disciples.
And in receiving Holy Communion, we are telling Jesus that we want to be saved, and that He is our Saviour.
Yes, the Cross tells us that we are sinners but we have a Saviour.
So, let us turn away from our sins and turn to the Cross for forgiveness and healing.
God sent His only Son into the world, not to judge us, but to save us, and that anyone who believes that Jesus is the Saviour will not be lost.
Let us look at the Cross, and the One who is crucified on it.
In the Cross, may we find hope in suffering, faith in praying, and love in giving.
That is what the Cross and salvation is all about.