The cross is one of the most important icons of our faith because it represents the kingship of Jesus on earth. He has two thrones: one on the right hand of the Father, another on the cross.
It is on the cross that He conquered the world - not by force as we humans are so prone to do but by eternal and unconditional love. It is on the cross that He carried the weight of sins past, present and future and claimed a kingdom for Himself in the most unlikely way. He freed us from the bondage of sin on the cross, that we may no longer be slaves to sin and become citizens in the Kingdom of God.
This is why the sign of the cross is important at the beginning and end of the prayer. It is not merely a convenient way of opening and closing a prayer. It is a declaration of the kingship of Jesus in our lives. Nothing can be more beautiful than that.
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Ang galing noh? Ang image talaga ni Jesus na hindi maalis sa isip ko yung umiyak siya in front of the temple, ang lupit, pinili niya pang umiyak kesa gamitin yung lakas Niya. Nalulupitan ako, kasi isipin mo, yung emblem of faith natin ay isang death sentence, isang pag katalo (or so the world thinks, kaya fu*k the world,hahaha). Parang kung iisipin mahirap mag "patalo" kung kaya mo naman lumaban diba? Wala lang,naisip ko,kung tama si nietchze nung sinabi niya na ang nature natin ay "will to power", deh being Christian means going against our nature, wala lang. Pero oo nga, nakakagago gumawa ng tama.
Ever since I read this post, every time napapadaan ako sa simbahan and I make the sign of the cross, naaalala ko to. Nun lang nagka-purpose ang paggawa ko nun at hindi merely out of habit lang, haha.
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