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Introduction

The Cross is not a temptation or a calamity that might attack a person. Rather, it is the daily experience of fellowship with the crucified Jesus. It is the weapon with which we can conquer the world, and our song of victory over our ego and the desires of the body.

For every individual - the priest, the youth, the college student, the employee, the husband, the wife - the Cross is central to all our dealings with God. The Cross is at the center of our daily struggles with the world, with people, with even those we meet on the street.

The Cross is our weapon in spiritual warfare. It is the source of our love and our service to everyone. It is the source of an amazing comfort in troubles. It is the way to freedom, joy, and submission to the Lord.

Whoever loses his cross, loses his Christianity, and with it loses his experience with the Father, for Golgotha had been a meeting place for man to meet with God. On Golgotha, man found love, forgiveness, overcoming injustice, overcoming the world, submission of his will, and the joy of the Son.

The Cross is my life; there is no life except through the Cross. The Cross and I are in a continuous dynamism (i.e., a vigorously active, forceful energy). On the Cross, I crucify myself, and through it, I crucify the world. From the Cross I discover God's love to me.