It’s About the Cross
By Hannah Rodgers
Christmas has passed and people are taking down their decorations and changing their playlists and cds back to mainstream music. I, for one, love to keep my decorations up for a while and have been listening to Christmas music since November (so why stop now?). A few years ago I came upon a song that changed the way I viewed the Christmas season and I heard it this morning in my office. It is called “It’s About the Cross” by Go Fish (click here if you want to hear it).
This song puts Christmas into perspective for me. The quick overview of the song is that Christmas is great, but without the end of the story (Christ crucified on the cross for our sins) it really is only a heartwarming tale of two young soon-to-be parents in a pinch during delivery. The beginning of the story doesn’t mean nearly as much unless it is paired with the end. Christ came to earth not just to be with us for a while, He came to sacrifice Himself so that we can, through faith in the Lord, live forever with Him when our time on earth has ended. What a turnaround for us!
Jesus came to us in a very low place by earthly standards, a stable. Similarly, men, women and children who come to the Mission for help often come from troubled and humble backgrounds, their lives usually riddled with strife and struggles. The story of how Christ came is particularly uplifting and full of hope for all of us at the Mission in the work we do. It is our privilege to invite men, women and children into a deeper, or new, relationship with the Lord. He can use their beginnings, however rough they may seem, to bring a new, everlasting life in Him. Praise the Lord!
