Daily Gospel Reflections
Monday, 14 September 2026
The Exaltation of the Holy Cross
Today’s Scripture Readings
Numbers21:4-9
Psalm77:1-2, 34-38
Philippians2:6-11
John3:13-17
Gospel Reading
John 3:13-17
NRSV
No one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven, the Son of Man. And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life. ‘For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life. ‘Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
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Reflection
God so loved the world
"For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life." (John 3:16)
On this feast day, the Exaltation of the Cross, picture the Cross.
Picture the Cross, on which Christ is crucified.
Imagine yourself, amongst the crowd, alongside Mary and St John, and all the others. Look up at Jesus on the Cross.
Slow down, take a beat. Be present to the Cross.
‘For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son’.
Look up to Jesus.
‘For God so loved the world’.
Let Jesus look on you.
For God so loves you.
Reflection byNattasha Mierendorf
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