God raised Jesus high so that we can see, really see. Let me raise my eyes and look at Jesus on the cross. What do I see? What do I hear? When we are ‘awake’, there is no separation between ourselves and God. God is truly present. Let us listen to Jesus saying, “It is finished”. (John 19:30) What do I think Jesus has accomplished or finished? Jesus completed his mission, and God gave him the
name above all names, Jesus or Yeshua, meaning ‘he saves’. Do I desire to receive Jesus’ gift of being saved, of being united with God in love?
We “bend the knee at the name of Jesus” when we acknowledge Jesus as the Son of Man and the bearer of the Good News of God’s love and active presence. It is about humility, seeing myself and others as they truly are. We are the creatures, and God is the Creator. In the eyes of God,
we are all equal; we hold no superiority. Success is never at another’s cost. Power is not for controlling, but instead, to bring justice and love. Our call is to a commitment to the common good, including our common home, to love of all creation. Jesus came to save ‘all nations’, each person and all creation.
“..every tongue should acclaim Jesus as Lord, to the glory of God the Father”. Even as we express our love
for Jesus, we see the fullness of Jesus’ love as he receives our love and lets it go to the glory of God the Father in the Spirit. This is the mutuality of the love of our Trinitarian God. We are called, in the Spirit of Christ, to imitate this love. God created us ‘in his image’, we are temples of the Spirit. The wisdom of the Spirit resides in each of us. We are made to love. We are never lost. The Spirit of Christ within each of us entrusts us to protect, serve, guide and love each other, be
Christ to each other. Gazing at Jesus on the cross, will we say ‘yes’ to trying to imitate that love?
What is my way of fully being the ‘me’ God created, in my joy, in serving, in giving love to God, and to others?
Let me gaze at Jesus on the cross and humbly express my love to him.
How does my life give glory to God?
Reflections by Kath Knowles
