Salam dalam kasih Bapa, dan Putra, dan Roh Kudus.
Semoga tulisan ini dapat memberikan pencerahan sedikit bagi kita untuk memahami alasan kita memikul salib sendiri
Suatu hari, ada animasi donghaeng yang berjudul "The Cross" sedang lewat di FYP Tiktok saya. Dalam episode "The Cross", digambarkan seseorang yang memikul salib besar dan merasa ingin menyerah, lalu mencoba memotong salibnya agar lebih ringan — namun pada akhirnya, ia menyadari bahwa salib yang dipikul justru menjadi jembatan yang menyelamatkannya. 🕊️
Pada animasi tersebut, ada seseorang yang menulis komentar seperti ini,
"NO ONE has explained to me why if Jesus carried the cross for us, why must we do it to?"
Apabila teman-teman memiliki perenungan yang sama, tulisan ini cocok untuk teman-teman.
Saya merenungkan pertanyaan tersebut terlebih dahulu untuk menanyakan jawaban yang tepat untuk tulisan tersebut.
Matius 16:24-28
“24 Lalu Yesus berkata kepada murid-murid-Nya, “Jika seseorang mau menjadi pengikut-Ku, ia harus menyangkal dirinya, memikul salibnya, dan mengikut Aku. 25 Sebab, siapa yang mau menyelamatkan nyawanya, ia akan kehilangan nyawanya; siapa yang kehilangan nyawanya karena Aku, ia akan memperolehnya. 26 Apa gunanya seseorang memperoleh seluruh dunia tetapi kehilangan nyawanya? Apakah yang dapat diberikannya sebagai ganti nyawanya? 27 Sebab, Anak Manusia akan datang dalam kemuliaan Bapa-Nya bersama dengan malaikat-malaikat-Nya; pada waktu itu Ia akan membalas setiap orang menurut perbuatannya. 28 Sungguh Aku berkata kepadamu: Di antara orang yang hadir di sini ada yang tidak akan mengalami kematian sebelum mereka melihat Anak Manusia datang sebagai Raja.”
Menurutku, aku sebagai murid-Nya harus memikul salib karena aku meneladani Kristus. Selain itu, aku memikul salib menunjukkan kesetiaanku padaNya. Dalam A Catholic Commentary on Holy Scripture dituliskan § f 24–28: Death the Way to Life
“Like master, like man: the disciple
must himself be prepared to shoulder a cross in imitation of Christ. The saying
is even more natural in this passage than it is in 10:38 (see note)
because it here follows a prediction of the Passion. 25. The exhortation
is reinforced by a prospect of the great issues involved (cf. 10:39)—no
less than the loss or gain of eternal life. 26. How great this gain
appears from a literary balance of the world’s riches against the supernatural
life of the soul; it appears too from the obvious inability of those riches to
purchase that life. That ‘soul’ here is regarded as the principle of
supernatural, not merely natural, life is clear from the context and, on the
dogmatic side, from the unanimity of Catholic interpretation; cf. § 52h
and A. Bea, Bi 14 (1933) 435–47. 27. Man cannot buy eternal life:
it will be awarded according to his works, i.e. according to his loyalty
to Christ’s cause, 25. The fitting judge of this loyalty is Christ
himself. Of him, with his cross, one might be tempted to be ashamed (Mk, Lk)
but the true dignity and reward of his following will appear from his glory and
his sentence in the final judgment. § 28. This sentence, though
juxtaposed to 27 was perhaps originally a separate dictum, as Mk 8:39
seems to hint. In the present context it appears to imply that the dignity of
Christ’s discipleship will be manifested even before the final judgment, nay,
in the lifetime of some of the bystanders. The Kingdom of the Son (not ‘of the
Father’, cf. 13:43 note) will establish itself shortly ‘in power’ (Mk;
cf. 1 Cor 4:20). This power, following the ‘weakness’ of the Cross, 1
Cor 1:23–25, manifests itself progressively from the Resurrection onwards, Rom
1:4 ff. To those who could see it the glory of this spiritual Kingdom
on earth was already plain in St Paul’s time, e.g.
1 Thess 2:12, Eph 2:6 f. The destruction of Jerusalem in A.D.
70 served only to show that the Kingdom stood alone.
The presence on earth of such a kingdom, acknowledging Christ as its king, will
be evidence that the Son of Man has entered into (ἐν for εἰς, as often in biblical
Greek) his kingdom, i.e. has been solemnly invested as King in heaven. It
will be the realization of Daniel’s vision in which the ‘coming’ of one like a
‘son of man’ was a coming not to earth but to the Ancient of Days on his
heavenly throne to receive power and a kingdom.”
Selain itu, aku memikul salibku sebagai bentuk bahwa aku sedang dalam masa pertobatan yang mana pertobatan merupakan jalan mencapai keselamatan yang akan selesai kujalani saat aku pulang ke rumah Bapa di Surga nanti. Nomor 1435 Katekismus Gereja Katolik berbunyi
“Pertobatan terjadi dalam kehidupan sehari-hari melalui perbuatan-perbuatan, bantuan, bagi orang miskin, pelaksanaan dan pembelaan keadilan dan hukum Tuhan (lih. Am 5:24); Yesus menamai tindakan-tindakan ini, “pengakuan kesalahan diri, terguran persaudaraan, menerima peringatan dari diri sendiri, pemeriksaan batin, bimbingan rohani, penerimaan sengsara, dan ketabahan dalam kehidupan sehari-hari.” Setiap hari memikul salibnya dan mengikuti Kristus adalah jalan yang paling arum untuk pertobatan. (bdk. Luk 9:23).”
Apa sih makna salib untuk teman-teman?
Bagiku, salib bermakna pembelajaran mengampuni pasca penderitaan terjadi. Rm. Eko Wahyu, OSC menjelaskan 3 bentuk salib dalam pandangan OSC, yaitu:
- Salib Merah, adalah penderitaan sebagai akibat dari kesalahan orang lain yang kita persembahkan sebagai silih atas dosa-dosa
- Salib Hitam, adalah penderitaan sebagai akibat dari kesalahan atau dosa kita sendiri
- Salib Putih, adalah penderitaan yang diizinkan Tuhan untuk memurnikan kita
Apakah aku berani memikul salib?
Tidak. Aku takut menderita. Aku menjawab ini dari suara kerapuhanku sendiri. Tapi, aku yakin Roh Kudus memampukanku. Ada 3 bentuk salib yang saat ini sedang kupikul yang mana aku perlu belajar berdamai dan mengampuni segala sesuatu yang terjadi.
- Salib merah: aku harus belajar mengampuni mama dan papa atas luka pertengkaran yang berujung KDRT saat masa kecilku.
- Salib hitam: Ada banyak dosaku yang membuat diriku sendiri menderita. Salah satunya, aku harus belajar mengampuni diriku sendiri karena aku telah melukai Tuan, sahabatku, sehingga aku kehilangan dirinya. Oleh sebab itu, aku perlu bertobat dari segala kesalahan dan dosaku.
- Salib putih: aku harus belajar mengampuni supir jemputan, dan orang-orang lain yang pernah melakukan pelecehan seksual terhadapku.
Tidak hanya diriku sendiri, aku yakin semua orang punya salibnya masing-masing.
Apakah aku sudah bisa mengampuni?
Aku tidak tahu.
Manusia tidak akan kuat melepaskan pengampunan pada dunia ini, begitu juga aku. Karena, pengampunan merupakan kekuatan Tuhan sebagaimana yang dijelaskan oleh Rm. Eko Wahyu, OSC. Oleh sebab itu, kita perlu meminta kekuatan pengampunan tersebut kepada Tuhan.
Kiranya Bapa dalam perantaraan anakNya, Kristus dalam persekutuan Roh Kudus menganugerahi kita kekuatan untuk memikul salib dan mengampuni segala sesuatu yang terjadi dalam kehidupan kita.
Amin.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
May this writing offer a bit of clarity for us in understanding why we must carry our own cross.
The Cross Animation and a Stirring Question
One day, a Donghaeng animation titled "The Cross" appeared on my TikTok FYP. In the episode "The Cross", a person is shown carrying a large cross and feeling ready to give up. They try to cut the cross shorter to make it lighter—only to realize in the end that the cross they were carrying became the very bridge that saved them. 🕊️
In that animation, someone wrote a comment:
"NO ONE has explained to me why if Jesus carried the cross for us, why must we do it too?"
If you've ever had the same question, this reflection is for you.
A Biblical Answer: Matthew 16:24–28
I began reflecting on that question, looking for a meaningful answer. Matthew 16:24–28 says:
“Then Jesus told His disciples, ‘If anyone would come after Me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it...’” (continue as in the text)
Catholic Interpretation: A Catholic Commentary on Holy Scripture
To me, carrying the cross as a disciple means imitating Christ. It’s a sign of my loyalty to Him. In A Catholic Commentary on Holy Scripture, § f 24–28: Death the Way to Life, it is written:
“Like master, like man: the disciple must himself be prepared to shoulder a cross in imitation of Christ. The saying is even more natural in this passage than it is in 10:38 (see note) because it here follows a prediction of the Passion. 25. The exhortation is reinforced by a prospect of the great issues involved (cf. 10:39)—no less than the loss or gain of eternal life. 26. How great this gain appears from a literary balance of the world’s riches against the supernatural life of the soul; it appears too from the obvious inability of those riches to purchase that life. That ‘soul’ here is regarded as the principle of supernatural, not merely natural, life is clear from the context and, on the dogmatic side, from the unanimity of Catholic interpretation; cf. § 52h and A. Bea, Bi 14 (1933) 435–47. 27. Man cannot buy eternal life: it will be awarded according to his works, i.e. according to his loyalty to Christ’s cause, 25. The fitting judge of this loyalty is Christ himself. Of him, with his cross, one might be tempted to be ashamed (Mk, Lk) but the true dignity and reward of his following will appear from his glory and his sentence in the final judgment. § 28. This sentence, though juxtaposed to 27 was perhaps originally a separate dictum, as Mk 8:39 seems to hint. In the present context it appears to imply that the dignity of Christ’s discipleship will be manifested even before the final judgment, nay, in the lifetime of some of the bystanders. The Kingdom of the Son (not ‘of the Father’, cf. 13:43 note) will establish itself shortly ‘in power’ (Mk; cf. 1 Cor 4:20). This power, following the ‘weakness’ of the Cross, 1 Cor 1:23–25, manifests itself progressively from the Resurrection onwards, Rom 1:4 ff. To those who could see it the glory of this spiritual Kingdom on earth was already plain in St Paul’s time, e.g.
1 Thess 2:12, Eph 2:6 f. The destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70 served only to show that the Kingdom stood alone.
The presence on earth of such a kingdom, acknowledging Christ as its king, will be evidence that the Son of Man has entered into (ἐν for εἰς, as often in biblical Greek) his kingdom, i.e. has been solemnly invested as King in heaven. It will be the realization of Daniel’s vision in which the ‘coming’ of one like a ‘son of man’ was a coming not to earth but to the Ancient of Days on his heavenly throne to receive power and a kingdom.”
Repentance and the Cross: Reflection on Catechism 1435
I also carry my cross as a sign that I am walking the path of repentance. Repentance is the journey toward salvation, which will be completed when I return home to the Father in Heaven. The Catechism of the Catholic Church, no. 1435, states:
“Conversion is accomplished in daily life by gestures of reconciliation, concern for the poor, the exercise and defense of justice and right... Taking up one's cross each day and following Jesus is the surest way of penance.” (cf. Luke 9:23)
The Meaning of the Cross in My Life: Red, Black, and White
So, what does the cross mean to you? To me, the cross means the journey of learning to forgive after suffering. Fr. Eko Wahyu, OSC, explains three kinds of crosses:
Red Cross: Suffering caused by the fault of others, which we offer as reparation for sins.
Black Cross: Suffering caused by our own sins or mistakes.
White Cross: Suffering allowed by God to purify us.
Personal Testimony: Forgiving and Carrying the Cross
Am I brave enough to carry the cross? No. I fear suffering. That is the honest answer from my fragile self. But I believe the Holy Spirit strengthens me. I carry three types of crosses that require me to learn to make peace and forgive all that has happened:
Red Cross: I must learn to forgive my parents for the wounds of childhood quarrels that ended in domestic violence.
Black Cross: Many of my sins have caused my own suffering. One example: I need to forgive myself for hurting my dear friend, Tuan, which led to losing him. I must repent.
White Cross: I must learn to forgive the driver and other individuals who committed acts of sexual abuse against me.
I know I'm not alone—everyone carries their own cross in life.
Have I truly forgiven? I don’t know. No human can offer full forgiveness on their own in this world. I surely can’t. Forgiveness is God’s strength, as Fr. Eko Wahyu, OSC, says. That’s why we must ask God for the grace to forgive.
May the Father, through His Son, in the communion of the Holy Spirit, grant us the strength to carry our crosses and forgive everything we face in life.
Amen.
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