One would not normally look at an instrument of punishment and death as a sign of hope, and yet, for those who have experienced the forgiveness and grace of God, purchased by the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, the cross is such a sign. To view the cross is to catch a glimpse of God's love, for it was there that God paid the greatest price for your sin and mine. In today's devotion, Nouwen imagines the world, overshadowed by the outstretched Jesus. His wounds cannot be ignored, his pain and suffering cannot be denied. But in that vision, he also embraces the reality of Christ hovering over the world again with love reaching to the hurting, the infirmed, the broken and weary, the wheelchair-bound, the blind and deaf. The Christ of the cross reaches out to all, and so, on this day, this Good Friday, do not turn away, but look intently at the cross and find there God's great love for you.
JKA
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