tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11928317.post721182755404670825..comments2024-01-29T14:24:46.852-05:00Comments on Wes Ellis: Empty Crosswellis68http://www.blogger.com/profile/06087588494600746854noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11928317.post-39588706556037586182010-04-26T16:52:08.845-04:002010-04-26T16:52:08.845-04:00Ooo! That's cool! I can definitely dig that sy...Ooo! That's cool! I can definitely dig that symbolism. I don't have anything against an empty cross (indeed I am still quite protestant) I just think we sometimes miss the point. We should see Christ on the cross as a way of seeing the incarnation through the lens of crucifixion and we should also see ourselves there with him, just as the priest described, "now it is our turn."wellis68https://www.blogger.com/profile/06087588494600746854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11928317.post-364898209179745122010-04-26T15:18:59.239-04:002010-04-26T15:18:59.239-04:00One Good Friday, I heard a Roman Catholic priest t...One Good Friday, I heard a Roman Catholic priest talk about the symbolism of the empty cross. Of course, most RC churches have a crucifix (with the body on it). But the Cistercians, he said, use an empty cross in their chapels. Their reasoning? Christ was crucified once on our behalf; now it is our turn to be crucified in his service.swope.steven@yahoo.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723126408024300817noreply@blogger.com