theology of the cross
vs.
Theology of Glory
i know nothing of this historic church debate except that it exists, relayed to me by my an erstwhile theology major. Supposedly theologians have argued over the centuries between which better depicts Jesus' cosmic triumph. To my thinking, it seems each aspect is needed to help us in different times: the cross when we have pain or struggles, Glory when we are faced with the dangerous ordinariness of everyday.
cross:
loss, tragedy, brokenness
Glory:
praise, thanksgiving, celebration, everyday worship
cross:
strength when the chips are down,
toughing it through the tough times,
the power not to give up.
Glory:
the power to forge ahead on faith,
to have no regrets,
to believe in the path God has you on now.
cross:
reconciling pain
through the larger picture of grace
Glory:
reconciling the mundane
through the larger picture of grace
cross:
will serve me if I find back home she has not
left a note on my door...
Glory:
can serve me now, before I go home,
remembering God is with me
even if she isn't.
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