The Cross in Us

Many contemplate the cross of Jesus as a historical event.
Few perceive the cross of Christ as a present process, invisible yet real, happening within us.

This post is an invitation to reflect:

• What is the cross of Christ in us?
• Why is the Holy Spirit forming Christ today in vessels of clay?
• And why is the cross the sign of the Temple?

Christ in us.
The glory of God.

Let's talk about the cross of Christ, and the difference between the cross of Jesus and the cross of Christ

The cross of Jesus was visible. A man hanging on a piece of wood, in front of everyone. It was the surrender of the Son of Man, the Lamb.

But the cross of Christ is invisible. It is manifested within each one who believes, it is the work of the Spirit, forming Christ in us.

Jesus, the man, won on the cross. Christ, the Son, now wants to live in us.

The cross is not a religious symbol, it is a process of revelation

Many look at the cross as an end. But in the Kingdom of God, the cross is the beginning. It marks the end of the ego, of the old man, of the self-centered life, and opens the way of the new creation.

The cross of Jesus saves us. The cross of Christ transforms us.

The cross of Jesus is for us: the cross of Christ is in us

Jesus carried the cross to Calvary. Today, the one who leads the work in us is the Holy Spirit, sent by Jesus.

He invites us to surrender to the work that is already done, and to allow this cross to work within us.

“If anyone wants to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross daily and follow me.” →

The cross is not punishment. It is purification.

Christ was not punished. Christ gave himself.

In the same way, the cross of Christ in us is not a penalty. It is the place where the Spirit reveals everything that needs to be left behind, so that Christ may be formed in us.

“I have been crucified with Christ. So it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me.” →

The Spirit reveals the way, Jesus is the way, Christ is the life

Jesus showed us how to live filled with the Spirit. Today, the Spirit reveals Jesus to us, the human being made perfect by God.

Not an unreachable Jesus, but an obedient man, surrendered, guided by the Spirit.

It is a divine cycle: the Spirit reveals Jesus to us. Jesus shows us the Father. And the cross makes room for the Son to be formed in us.

The cross does not take us away from life. It leads us to it.

The world sees the cross as failure. But the cross is the gateway of glory. The glory of God in vessels of clay.

“Christ in you, the hope of glory.” →