You've seen those white roadside crosses. They mark the location of fatal car wrecks and usually have names and dates painted on. Of course they are tragic reminders of the daily dangers we all face on the roads. Many of them have been decorated for Christmas with wreathes or red ribbons. I was thinking today about those crosses and why family members would want to mark the spot that represents a great tragedy in their lives. The answer came to mind that it is important to those folks to think about the last place their loved one was alive. It helps put them in touch with the person they were never able to say goodbye to. Of course it makes me think about the original cross that marked Jesus' death. We choose to remember that cross too...but instead of representing the last place a loved one lived, for many of us, it marks the place we finally came alive, as we came to realize what was accomplished through that cross. I hope you have discovered the personal death and life message that the splintered cross of calvary carries for you!
1 Corinthians 1:18 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
blessings,
Rob Smith
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