A life shaped by the cross is marked by humility, vigilance against injustice, and a commitment to pursue both justice and mercy in our communities. The story of Israel’s law and its fulfillment in Christ calls us to become people who long for the redemption not just for ourselves, but for all creation. It reminds us to be people who love God through consistent obedience to His commands and who love others enough to treat them with the same mercy and grace with which God has extended to us.