Heading to the Cross

David Warren writes about the Cross.

That is where we are heading. To the Golden Gate. To the Cross of that Friday which is called Good. To the Good Death, should we be so graced. That is where we go in this world, wherever we may think we are going. We and our fellow pilgrims: none of whom quite know the way, even those blessed with the map provided by Holy Church. The one we don’t consult very often. The one that is covered with reminders of the penitence that is constantly required. And that, verily, evil should be consistently avoided.

But this does not mean charity can be omitted. We must look on our fellows and do some Good. This might begin with looking into their faces, and acknowledging when they look into ours. It does not matter in the least if they are Christian, they are on the same road. We have been solemnly instructed to avoid harming our neighbour, whatever the temptation might be. We should take that instruction at face value. But we have also been solemnly instructed to love, and we must learn to love. Or we will arrive — knee, waist, shoulder, head — covered with the sins of omission.

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