Wednesday, September 14, 2022

Cross the Tree of Life



The Cross Tree of Life

Jesus came into this world to destroy the work of Evil

He is the incarnation of the Heavenly Father 

He brought him into this world for the salvation of the world

God allowed him to carry the Cross 


Jesus, our Lord is blameless , spotless and a real victim 

Like a sapling he grew up before God 

He had no form or charm to attract us, 

No beauty to win our hearts; he was despised, 


The lowest of men, a man of sorrows, 

So familiar with suffering, one from whom, as it were, 

We averted our gaze, despised, for whom we had no regard

Yet ours were the sufferings he was bearing,


Ours the sorrows he was carrying, 

While we thought of him as someone being punished and 

He was struck with affliction by God; 

He was being wounded for our rebellions, 


He was crushed because of our guilt; 

The punishment reconciling us fell on him, 

We have been healed by his bruises

He took all the shame, our sins, our weaknesses, our pain


Through Mary's obedience God has forgiven the sin of Eve

Mary crushed the fruit of sin by her humility

Through Jesus God crushed the head of Satan

The love of Jesus conquered all the world


Jesus chose death by himself

But he emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, 

Becoming as human beings are; in every way like a human being, 

He was humbler yet, even to accepting death, death on a cross.


The flesh of his body was torn into pieces

His hands were pierced by nails

His legs were also pierced by nails 

The nails are pieced through his flesh and bones


What sin has he done to die on the Cross?

He embraced the cross to make it the Tree of Life

The disobedience of Adam and Eve could not accept the will of God 

The obedience of Mary and Jesus returned Tree of Life into Heaven


The blood of Jesus oozed out from the Cross

The lance of the Roman soldier pierced his side 

Even at death blood and water came out from his side

The Holy Blood of Jesus was poured on the bones of Adam and abolished death

Jesus you are saviour of the world, by your Holy Cross you redeemed the world!


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