CATHOLIC SPIRITUAL INSPIRATION DAILY – BY ROVAN PINTO.

Word of God clearly says in 1 Corinthians 1:18 -- For the message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

In today’s world people understand message of cross in a wrong way that is why most of the people when trouble strikes instead of fighting it they choose to commit suicide.

Many people because of wealth they have conceived in their mind that Jesus sacrifice means nothing to them and this happens because they have set themselves on the road of hell.

Today we see many people suffering around us and we instead of being a help to them we choose to stay away from them and when that same suffering strikes us we start complaining about it.

We have to understand the meaning of cross without that our life will be incomplete. Cross has two angles coming out of it one is vertical and the other is horizontal.

Vertical stands for everything we have to receive from God and without receiving the other angle will not work and will not make a perfect cross. When we receive comfort, counsel, strength in midst of our suffering through the vertical cross then only we can share the same with our brothers and sisters through horizontal.

Without vertical and horizontal put together it will not make a cross but a single piece of wood which has no significance. We all have at least one cross in our houses and without understanding the meaning of the cross we just look at it and pray selfishly all our life.

Cross will never lead us to selfishness but to selflessness. Jesus died on the cross for us in the same way are we ready to do some sacrifice in our life to save broken souls. When cross is light it is easy to bear but when it is heavy we will think of giving up and also ending our life as it is very difficult.

If we think we are saved then we have to bear all our cross with joy which will definitely honour the sacrifice of Jesus and also obey the words of Jesus (Luke 9:23)which says “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.

Date: --21:06:2020.