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 the Christian calendar, today is Holy Cross Day. It's a day born of a mama's boy and son and mother's devotion to Christ. Helena went on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land some time around the year 325. She found what she believed to be the actual cross where Jesus had been killed. Well, it just so happened that Helena's son was named Constantine and he happened to be the ruler of most of the known world, the Roman emperor. So he built a church on the spot and started a festival to honor the cross, Holy Cross Day, September 14.
This story of an emperor and his mother connect the cross to historical greats and to powerful people with massive influence, more influence than we can even imagine. And Paul reminds us, as he reminded the Corinthians, that the cross is all about foolishness and overcoming power. It's a message of foolishness to say that one killed by another Roman emperor became worshiped and adored by this Roman emperor, and down to thousands and millions of Christians 2000 years later, including you and I. The cross that Helena found may or may not have been the actual cross on which Jesus died. I don't know. But I do know that the cross and what Jesus did there for you and I have opened life to us.
A few light thoughts for your Tuesday morning!
In Christ,
Pastor Seth
Join us for worship Sunday at 8:30 and 11 with Education Hour for ages 3 through adult at 9:45. More information at http://www.allsaintspalatine.org
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