Jewelry

 

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not opposed to jewelry.  On women it’s like putting an elegant picture frame on an already pretty picture.  I see kids today piercing their skin with all kinds of things.  I understand they feel the need to express themselves.  When I was young I had my form of rebellion, and I grew out of it, as I hope they do.

Many years ago, before I became a Christian I purchased a Sterling Silver Cross.  I was at the time searching for God.  Just recently my youngest son, a Christian, was heading off to Iraq.  I was visiting him at his home at Ft. Stewart Ga.  Before I left for home, I asked him if he would wear that Cross while he was over seas.  He proudly said he would be glad to.   I told him that I had worn that Cross for over thirty years and that I wanted  it back when he came home.   I also told him that there was no religious virtue in a piece of jewelry, but that every time I felt it it would remind me of what Christ did for me two thousand years ago.  I saw him on Christmas day, he took the Cross from around his neck and handed it to me.  I asked him if he liked it, and he said he did, so I told him it was his.  You’d thought I gave him a hundred dollar bill.

I often look at people in public places wearing crosses.  Sometimes they aren’t behaving in a Christian manner, and I wonder if the Cross they are wearing meant the something to them that it means to me.  On a few occasions I have actually asked the person, “Is that the Cross of Jesus for you or is that just a piece of  jewelry?”  Any time I see a Cross I think of Jesus and the ultimate sacrifice.  What is the Cross for you?  Posted by Steve Waltrip