One day last year I walked into my office and found a beautiful cross with a note from from one of our members that said: “Steve, I found this while thrift store shopping. The beauty of the wood and the words on the bottom made me want to buy it. My Dad used to make me things from wood. Maybe you can use it sometime.”
The cross was similar to the one in this picture except that it was standing and the base and cross were all carved from one piece of wood.
What a wonderful gift! I appreciate the thoughtfulness of picking the gift and the words she wrote.
Isn’t it great when someone weaves their church life into other things they are doing, like shopping in a thrift store or perhaps looking at trinkets and baubles while you’re on vacation and something catches your eye that reminds of you God, our church, and how it fits into our church life.
That’s what Jesus wants from us! Jesus wants us to merge our life with God so that we’re never quite sure where our personal life ends and God starts. That's the way it should be with all of us.
(Post from Pastor Steve, Missouri City Christian Church, image from Shutterstock #1797937987)
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