Monday Cross

We expect crosses on Sunday. But are they relevant on Monday? Crosses are about self-sacrifice, putting the needs of the other first, radical love. Does that stuff work in the office on Monday, in the world of the bottom line and outdoing the competition?

I've heard politicians say (trying to reassure a religiously schizophrenic public), "I have a strong religious faith, but that won't affect how I carry out my public duties." Huh? A faith that's so weak and irrelevant that it can only be applied for a safe hour on Sunday morning inside a steepled building where nobody is watching?

On the other hand, the Monday cross isn't about trying to make the world Christian. The cross is not about domination. Quite the opposite: it's the ultimate symbol if giving up control. Would crosses be so popular if people understood that?

The glass, steel and concrete office buildings of downtown Charlotte, North Carolina, provide the shapes, colors and textures of this Monday cross.

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