Christ’s love for us is unlike any other in this world. All you have to do is look at a crucifix to realize this. Remember that, as St. Paul said, God shows us His great love “because when as yet we were sinners, Christ died for us†(Rom 5:8 ).
We see symbols of His Passion in the Sacred Heart as well, both in the Cross which surmounts it and the thorns which surround it. The thorns symbolize Christ’s sorrow over all the ingratitude He’s been shown by mankind over His Passion. (Remember also that His Sacred Heart was pierced with a lance upon His death on the cross.)
And yet, we see triumph in this image as well. The cross is a symbol of Christ’s victory over sin and death. And what do we see all around Jesus’ Sacred Heart? Rays of light! Rays of light that in themselves suggest rays of love for fallen humanity, a love just waiting to be requited by our repentance of sins and trust in Him to see us through good times and bad!
(Incidentally, Our Blessed Mother had an image of our Lord’s Sacred Heart placed on the famous Miraculous Medal she inspired for people to receive graces and grow in Holiness.)
And speaking of repentance, one that comes straight from the heart, think of these lines from Psalm 51: “Have mercy on me, O God….wash away all my guilt…Create a clean heart in me, O God…a contrite heart and humbled heart you will not spurn.â€
It is in humility that that we can come closest to Jesus. And then we can place our contrite, yet trusting hearts in the shelter of His Sacred Heart, joining them together as one!
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