First, when we hear “I love you” from someone who doesn’t truly mean it, we learn to confuse manipulation or self-interest with real love. Second, when we are genuinely loved, but evil convinces us we’re not. These lies do deep damage to our souls — distorting our trust in God’s love for us. The cross protects us from both kinds of corruption. This Sunday, we’ll confront how these lies have shaped the way we see the cross — and explore the truth that in the cross, God tore away the false self we’ve used to survive and revealed a deeper truth: you are deeply loved.
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