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Wednesday of the 26th
Week OT
The Institute
September 30, 2015
THE CROSS +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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The would-be disciple tells Jesus that he will
be his follower wherever Jesus goes
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Jesus is going at the moment only to one place:
to Jerusalem and the Cross
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Wherever we go, wherever R life leads, we’re
going up 2 Jerusalem & the Cross in some form or other
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It may be simply the pains of old age, disease,
family disharmony, poverty, or heartbreak
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1 can say that Cross is part of every human life
& that would seem a dark view of life, if it not 4 assurance of
resurrection thru belief in Jesus
THE COSMOS +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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Science shows us that pattern of suffering,
death, & rebirth = also in details of nature
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It’s the pattern of the birth/death of cosmos
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This tells us we don’t need 2 go looking for a
cross
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Built into life well-lived, love generously
given, work carried out faithfully, & fidelity 2 promises &
responsibilities
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Perhaps “Cross” sounds too dramatic as a
description of the pains & difficulties accompanying a life of faithfulness
& good work
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And R cross may B marked not so much by drama as
by nagging continuance or dulling annoyance
APPLICATION +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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The psychoanalyst Carl Jung saw the physical
nature of cross as apt picture of what happens in some form or other to all of
us
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R plans, desires, & hopes R cancelled,
thwarted, or made more difficult by various circumstances
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Difficult home life, R own uncontrolled passions,
crossing of boundaries, the list is legion
CONCLUSION
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Following Jesus means, fortunately, both Cross
& Resurrection
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By R active participation here in therapy, we can
face reality & gain strength that life’s crosses require of us
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Follower of J knows life will not B free of
pain, but finds meaning in life, suffering, death, & resurrection of Master
present daily at this altar.
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