Frank R Molver (10 Dec 2007)
"Comforting cross on a hill"


I understand the situation re wearing a cross. Perhaps it is because some who should not wear it have made wearing of the cross insignificant. However.
 
I moved to a city in a large deep river valley. One winter night I saw a dimly lit cross way up on a hill that could be seen by most of the city. This comforted me. The next day I read in the local newspaper an editorial about the cross. It seems some had complained about it. The editor stated that since it was on this man's property that he had a right to display it. Comforting to know that we can still do that now.
 
I found out a christian at a Methodist church has it and goes to great lengths to get to that steep area to replenish the generator that supplies the electricity. What a brother.
 
On my house I have a cross with the word holiness written in Japanese under it. It has helped me start a few conversations, especialy with the mormon boys who routinely appear. I do not have a cross on my car becuase I can't seem to drive like Christ yet so I do not want to be a bad example. I find it kind of sad that many churches no longer have a cross. They don't even call it a church, its a christian center. So I wonder what is next.
 
The cross is comforting to me inspite of all this.