Lent 2026 – What Does the Cross Mean to You?   

“As for me, may I never boast about anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. Because of that cross, my interest in this world has been crucified, and the world’s interest in me has also died.” Galatians 6:14 NLT

I don’t know if you have ever been asked the above question. Perhaps if you were asked that question it may have been in our current season of Lent or during Holy Week before Easter Sunday. It is at this time of the year we focus more deeply on the cross than any other time. Though in reality , the cross is just as important to remember in every season for it defines us as Christians. So, the question is asked, ‘What does the cross mean to you’?

The apostle Paul explained how the cross defined him as a Christian in the book of Galatians. He wouldn’t boast about anything in this world except the cross. Paul  saw himself as upon that cross with Christ not only seeing his sins being paid for but also dying to self and pleasure in this world. Any interests he had in the world were crucified with Christ. Paul had died to the world and the world was spiritually dead to him.

The King James Version uses the word ‘glory’ for ‘boast.’ “But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.” (Gal.6:14 kjv) Paul is saying he will not give glory to anything in this world except the cross of Christ. It is what defined him in this world and what defines him in eternity. It is the cross of Christ that defines us and saves us to serve Him in this world and praise Him in Heaven. So, if asked this Easter season, ‘what does the cross mean to you,’ what would your response be?