WHO AM I BEFORE THE CROSS?
Today is Good Friday, the day when the entire universe is silent before the great mystery of love. An Innocent One, the only begotten Son of God, died a shameful death on the cross for the sins of humanity. In the silence and sadness of this day, I bow my head and contemplate the Cross, where love reaches its peak, where God gives himself completely to humanity and to me.
Lord Jesus, before Your Cross, I realize how small I am. God’s love is so great, but my heart is so narrow. God’s cross is too heavy, but I often look for the easy way, avoiding suffering. God loved until the end, but I often loved in my own way: calculating, selfish and limited.
Who am I that God loves me so much? For whom would God not hesitate to give his life? I am dust and ashes, a sinner, a traitor so many times… and yet God continues to call me friend, continues to look at me with loving eyes, continues to open his arms on the Cross to embrace my whole life in his mercy.
Before the Cross I clearly see the truth about myself: weak, fragile, but redeemed by the price of God’s blood. Before the Cross there is nothing left to be proud of, nothing to boast about: only a broken heart and sincere repentance.
For me, Holy Week is always the most sacred and profound moment of the year. Every year I let my heart and soul be touched by this great love, in a very special, very delicate and yet profound way. There are moments when I simply look in silence at the Cross and tears fall, not from a simple emotion, but because I feel that God loves me in a very intimate and gentle way. There are not enough words to express it, only silence and gratitude.
Good Friday is not a day of pain, but a day of hope, because it is in death that life begins. The Cross is not a defeat, but a victory of love. And in that love I am reborn, called to live differently, to live in a way worthy of the love that has been given to me.
Lord Jesus, please, let me get closer to the Cross every day, not to cry, but to learn to love as You have loved. Please, let me know how to live small, simple and humble, so that my heart becomes a place where God can reign and continue His mission of love in this world.
“Lord Jesus, I love you more and more.”
I am not worthy, but please, let me respond to this love every day, with all my life.
