Please, don’t throw away the Cross.

By all means throw me away – my vain words, my frail actions, my petty sacrifices, my faint witness.

Walk away from religion and the trappings of institutions; the rules of men and the practise of aggrandisement.

Call to account the priestly paedophiles, the pastoral pilferers and the plastic prophets.

Reject listless nominalism, frenzied fundamentalism and turgid tradition.

But don’t throw away the Cross of Christ that has done you no harm and remains the rescuer of rubbish, regenerator of garbage and saviour of sinners.

If we throw away the Way, where will we go?

Photos: Throw away the cross – The Hub, Newtown. One Way – Parramatta Rd, Annandale.