This Sermon uses the crucifix as the model for marriage and explains that Christian love is a total self-gift—costly, sacrificial, and rooted in putting God first.

It unpacks Jesus' radical language about "hating" family as rabbinic hyperbole that calls disciples to bear their cross, surrender what they hold above God, and receive grace that quickens marriages, families, and communities.

Finally, it issues a call to structure our lives to draw others to the foot of the cross so they may find resurrection, healing, and the work of salvation.