The crucifixion of Christ exposes his heart for all to see – a heart blazing with  so much love that it is willing to die for our sake, to suffer unspeakable pain and humiliation in order to reopen to us the gates of heaven. 

The crucifix is the great revelation of the heart of God. If we want to "see Christ," to see and know God, we have only to raise our eyes to behold him dying on the cross in order to give us true life. 

 There, Christ is most attractive to us - and we should always remember that we are no less attractive to him when we bend under the weight of our own cross and weakness.