I am fall from a theologian, even though I did go to divinity school. I had a great thought in my mind, or at least it seemed like a great one to me. Of course it was a week or two ago and now I am cannot express it. Here is some kind of effort.
I was thinking about the cross. It being close to Good Friday. I do not think about the cross very often. I do not own any cross memorabilia nor have any special attachment to it. The empty cross decorates many churches and is a witness to many people. In thinking about it, the cross is a good reminder. Hopefully I will not say anything too heretical.
The cross is a reminder that sometimes you have to suffer. It is a instrument of pain. Even the Bible says we are to carry our cross.
The empty cross is a sign of victory. I know this is a reach, but I was reminded that it looks like a sword stuck in the ground. In my mind, the sword is at rest. So victory is achieved.
The empty cross is a sign of God's providence. Things will work out. Maybe in the short term not as you wish. Jesus had to hang on for awhile, but is not there now. Men in power tried to use the cross as an end (of Jesus' physical life), but God used it as a beginning (salvation for more people than Jesus could have touched humanly). People have one thing in mind and God has another. I think there is a verse in the Bible about a saying you intended this for evil, but God was able to use it. *Side note...I looked it up, thanks internet, to see it referred to Joseph when he had been sold into slavery by his brothers.*
Easter is a big time of year for Christians. It is about the reminder of God's promise. God will be with us through the rough times. God has something better for us. Just look at that empty cross and then into your full heart.
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