Let the Cross Speak for You : Vindication or Validation? (1 Corinthians 4:3–5 | 1 Peter 2:23 | Psalm 62:5–8) Opening Image – The Courtroom in the Chest We build courtrooms inside our chests. The gavel rises with our pulse. Every misunderstood word becomes Exhibit A, every rumor a closing argument. We summon witnesses—texts, receipts, screenshots—because being misread feels like a kind of death. So we defend. Loudly. Endlessly. Even, and sometimes especially, when our work was