In today’s gospel, Jesus explains salvation to Nicodemus, saying that as Moses lifted the serpent in the wilderness, he will be lifted up onto the cross so that those who believe in him in will have eternal life. The sign of the cross we receive in baptism is God’s sign of love for this world. When we believe in Jesus and his cross, we are made children of God, and restored with the divine image of God, who is light and love.
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