Boasting In The Cross

Though it may seem foolish,

We boast in the cross!

 

The wisdom of God,

the place of infinite Love’s

extravagant sacrifice,

the sign of scandalous grace

welcoming all.

We praise you, O Christ, for your cross,

and for the love and grace we find there.

 

Though it may seem weak,

We boast in the cross!

 

The power of God,

the scene of death’s demise

and life’s unstoppable outbreak,

the mark of evil’s failure

to extinguish the light of goodness and peace.

 

We praise you, O Christ, for your cross,

and for the life and goodness we find there.

 

In the face of this world’s information economy

and petty power-games,

we boast in the foolishness and weakness

of the cross of Christ.

For in it we find all the wisdom and power

that makes this world whole.

 

Amen.