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Meditate: Maundy Thursday

4/2/2015

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It's Holy Week.  Meditate on reflections from "old dead guys" - church fathers.  Today, Leo the Great, a 5th century pope.  

     When our Lord was handed over to the will of his cruel foes, they ordered him, in mockery of his royal dignity, to carry the instrument of his own torture.  

     To the wicked, the sight of the Lord carrying his own cross was indeed an object of derision.  But to the faithful a great mystery was revealed, for the cross was destined to become the scepter of his power.  Here was the majestic spectacle of a glorious conqueror mightily overthrowing the hostile forces of the devil and nobly bearing the trophy of his victory. 

     On the shoulders of his invincible patience he carried the sign of salvation for all the kingdoms of the earth to worship, as if on that day he would strengthen all his future disciples by the symbol of his work, and say to them, "anyone who does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me."  

                                                                                                    Leo the Great
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