It was easy for you, the salvation of all mankind. But for one man, to save only himself, that is impossible.
For the glory of eternity, redemption of all the earth and the cosmos above… only you could do it.
And then you did it. You endured the cross, it’s shame and disgrace, for the joy of the sacrifice set before you.
Consider the animal. Consider the instinct. It does what it does because it can know nothing else.
I was that animal. I was that slave.
Therefore the cross is not my sorrow, it’s my freedom. It is my salvation.
Above all, the cross is your glory and majesty displayed for the universe in all of its infinite expanse to see that you alone are God! You alone are perfect! You alone are life and hope and peace. The cross is your Name imbued upon all this is, that was, and that ever will be.
Amen.