We adore Thee, O Christ, and we praise Thee;

Because by thy Holy Cross thou hast redeemed the world.

 

Lord, you stretch at full length on the Cross. There - without a doubt, it is made for you. You cover it entirely and, to adhere to it more surely, you allow men to nail you carefully to it. Now you fit your Cross exactly, as the mechanic's carefully filed parts fit the engineer's blueprint. There had to be this precision.

 

Thus, Lord, I gather my body, my heart, my spirit, and stretch myself at full length on the Cross of the present moment. The Cross is ready, made to my measure. You present it to me each day, each minute, and I must lie on it. It isn't easy. The present moment is so limited and there is no room to turn around. And yet, Lord, I can meet you nowhere else.

 

Our Father; Hail Mary; Glory be ...