We are seeing now that history is not as far in the past as we think it is, and something that is not symbolically significant to me may certainly mean something to others.
As we reorient ourselves toward Christ in this season of Lent, we must remember that doing so tangibly and fundamentally means reorienting ourselves toward our neighbor.
If God was there at the cross, and Jesus rose again, then God could still be here —even after death, even after suffering, after divorce and betrayal. And the theology of the cross that is Lutheran not only heals, but it indicts.