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How can one’s own suffering reveal the meaning of the crucifixion and draw one closer to Christ? If one has not undergone suffering in one’s own life, the appalling death that Jesus underwent for our salvation is almost incomprehensible. What is the meaning of the crucifixion of Christ for me? What are the implications of the crucifixion to my relationship with Christ and my willingness to live a life of discipleship?
“The challenge of human authenticity is to discern and to live within the creative tension of limitation and transcendence. Basic sin is to refuse to accept such a tension, involving a distortion on either side of too much transcendence (pride) or too much limitation (self-denigration).” [1]
My story of coming to live authentically as a sinner, a child of God, and a Catholic Christian, has involved exploring the reality of Jesus of Nazareth, the Christ, for me. I have approached this relationship through both the Incarnation and the Crucifixion, and I have come to a relatively balanced understanding most easily through the door of the Crucifixion first. I have come to know Jesus most as my crucified Lord, and through the implications and demands of the Paschal Mystery for my own life. The whole