The Cross: God’s Silence, Our Salvation
Today, we stand at the foot of the Cross.
Not as spectators of an execution… but as witnesses to a love story.
A love so vast, so unexplainable, so relentless—that it chose a Cross over comfort, nails over negotiations, thorns over thrones.
On Good Friday, the Church does not offer us a celebration.
No alleluias. No sacraments. Not even a Mass.
We gather in silence, in sorrow, and in awe.
Because today, Love bled.
Let us journey into that moment.
1. The Silence of God
At Calvary, Jesus cries out: “My God, my God, why have You forsaken me?”
These are not just His words—they are ours, too.
Every time we’ve felt abandoned, misunderstood, betrayed… Jesus speaks our pain.
But here's the mystery:
Even in that silence, the Father had not turned away.
It felt like abandonment, but it was accompaniment at the deepest level.
Sometimes, love is silent—not absent.
So if you're carrying your own cross, and heaven seems quiet… remember:
God’s silence is never God’s absence.
2. The Power of the Cross
On the Cross, Jesus didn’t just suffer—He conquered.
Conquered sin, shame, and death—not with swords or armies, but with sacrifice.
He was mocked as a king, but crowned with thorns.
He was stripped of His clothes, yet clothed us in righteousness.
He thirsted… so we would never thirst again.
The Cross is not just a symbol of suffering—it is a throne of victory.
What looked like defeat was actually deliverance.
3. What Does This Mean For Us?
The Cross demands a response.
Jesus didn’t die so we could be “decent people.”
He died so we could be redeemed people.
This love calls us not just to admiration, but to imitation.
We must carry our crosses. Not grudgingly, but trustingly.
We must forgive as we have been forgiven.
We must love—not when it's easy—but especially when it’s hard.
Because on this Friday that we call Good,
God turned the worst of human cruelty into the best of divine mercy.
Final Reflection:
In the ancient Church, they used to say, “The blood of Christ is more precious than the entire universe.”
Today, that blood speaks. It doesn’t shout—it whispers: “You are worth dying for.”
So let us leave this church not just moved, but marked—by the Cross.
Let it shape our choices, our relationships, our purpose.
And let us wait with hope… because Sunday is coming.
Watch my video
"Good Friday:
The Greatest Sacrifice of Jesus, the Lamb of God"