Looking toward the Cross

Only a week now until Good Friday. As we look toward the cross, these words, from an ancient African hymn can help bring it into focus:

The cross is the way of the lost


The cross is the staff of the lame


The cross is the guide of the blind


The cross is the strength of the weak


The cross is the hope of the hopeless


The cross is the freedom of the slaves


The cross is the water of the seeds


The cross is the consolation of the bonded laborers


The cross is the source of those who seek water


The cross is the cloth of the naked





- Janet Morley, All Desires Known (London: SPCK, 1992)