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Listen while you read: "In The Cross Of Christ I Glory"1
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Psalm 90:12 – So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. (KJV)
On a recent trip to the north-eastern part of our province of British Columbia, Canada, the farther north we travelled, the more I was saddened to see what seemed to be a high number of fatal accident memorials beside the road along the way: crosses. Some bore a picture; all were laden with flowers, some artificial, others real and fresh; some bore other memorial tributes.
Thoughts of family and friends receiving the tragic news and facing the place where their loved one's life was taken, weigh on one's mind. The memorials remind us that someone lived, was loved, and died at that spot. If we are going fast, they remind us to slow down. If we are sleepy, they remind us to pull over. If we are distracted, they remind us to focus on our driving. No matter what the cause of the accident, the memorials teach us that we too, or those we love, may lose our life on the road. They teach us to "number our days" and, in being thankful for our safety and our lives to date, we "apply our hearts to wisdom".
As we journey into Easter, may we remember another cross beside the road: the cross Christ carried, was nailed upon, died, was buried from, and arose that we who journey on His road will have everlasting life.
Prayer: Bless those who have lost their lives in car accidents, Lord, their families and friends. Bless those who find the courage and strength to erect crosses beside the road which serve far more than memorials, and which teach us to respect and be thankful for our lives. And thank you for the love you showed us on the cross, in giving your life for us. In Your name we pray. Amen.
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Mary Daniel <marydee@shaw.ca>
Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
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Thank you Mary for enlarging on the crosses at the side of the road, and how our Lord and Saviour died on the cross for us.
Hello Mary
Thank you for this message.
Here in Pico there are a few memorials by the road also, of lived ones who lost their lives.
I am so thankful for that ‘cross’ that tomb that is empty!!
Have a great blessed Easter.
Dear Mary,
It was so good reading another of your previous devotionals today. Yes it sure gives us a sad feeling seeing those mementoes along the roadside knowing that someone has lost a loved one. It surely reminds us of our loving Lord and what He went thru to become the Saviour in our daily lives. He is most certainly deserving our constant praise and reverence. Blessings for the writings you have prepared and delivered to the devotional program.
The hymn Go to Dark Gethsemene reflects our sadness and despair – We too have these moments when problems overwhelm but our faith gives us Hope.