Please allow me to share a conversation my daughter had with her oldest daughter who is 5 1/2 yrs old. Shana spent the weekend w/o kids at her sister’s new home just 1 hour away. They were shopping at Hobby Lobby and Shana found a really nice cross to hang on her living room wall.
Monday morning, she was getting ready to hang the cross and KK asked her why she was hanging it up. “So when we look at it, we will remember Jesus.”
“But mommy we already know about Jesus in this house.” said KK. Well mommies have to think quick sometimes, so Shana said, “That is right, so what if every time we think about being thankful, we look at the cross and be thankful to God for all we have.”
The day progressed and evening came. Billie was clearing the dishes after dinner. He was complaining about having to handwash the plastic dishes. (Strawberry Shortcake, etc.)
KK was watching him. Billie noticed little eyes, so he stooped down to apologize. He was sorry for complaining. He told her that he should be thankful for the plastic plates and then KK said, “That’s ok Daddy, if you can’t find anything to be thankful for just go look at the cross.”
WOW! “If you can’t find anything to be thankful for just go look at the cross.”
Are you thankful for the cross? Does it just represent a story from a book or has it became real to you! Are you thankful for the pain and blood and sweat and tears that the cross instills in each of us. Knowing that Jesus took what was deservingly ours, so we did not have to endure that kind of death. Whether you are a believer or not, the cross speaks to you! Are you listening? I ask myself the same questions.
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