String Cross Reminders Posted: A quiet pentecost is alive and well in ministry settings worldwide. Join author and professor, Dwight Judy, for an hour-long call-in seminar this Tuesday, February 4, using Judys book, A Quiet Pentecost: Inviting the Spirit into Congregational Life. Registration information available here. Join us! Read Deuteronomy 6:4-9 [Jesus] said to [the crowd and his disciples], “If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.” — Mark 8:34 (NRSV) Todays Devotional I have retired from teaching physical education, but I found a new sense of purpose a few years ago. David, a camp volunteer, taught me how to make string cross necklaces. Each cross takes four minutes and costs about four cents to make. David gave these to summer campers as a gift, a symbol of God’s love and forgiveness for each of us. He still makes string crosses by the thousands to give to whomever he encounters. I was inspired by David to take up making string cross necklaces as my purpose and mission for Christ. I think wearing such a symbol could be a good reminder for others and for ourselves to reflect and radiate the love of Christ to those around us. So how will we represent the cross of Christ — the love he gave us as a sacrifice for our salvation and the forgiveness of our sins? We can wear the cross as a reminder to share the meaning of the cross in words and in acts of love. Jay T. Basinger (Florida, USA) Thought for the Day: For instructions on making Jay’s string crosses, go to devotional.upperroom.org. Prayer: Dear Jesus Christ, we want to remember your great love for us. As we wear a symbol of your cross, help us follow y
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