CROSS IN MY POCKET

A CROSS IN MY POCKET

I carry a cross in my pocket

A simple reminder to me

Of the fact that I am a Christian

No matter where I may be.

This little cross is not magic

Nor is it a good luck charm

It isn't meant to protect me

From every physical harm.

It's not for identification

For all the world to see

The cross is there to remind me

It is simply an understanding

Between my Savior and me.

When I put my hand in my pocket

To bring out a coin or key

The cross is there to remind me 

Of the price He paid for me.

It reminds me, too, to be thankful

For my blessings day by

And strive to serve Him better

In all that I do and say.

It is also a daily reminder

Of the peace and comfort I share

With all who know my Master

And give themselves to his care.

So, I carry a cross in my pocket

Reminding no one but me

That Jesus Christ is the Lord of my life

If only I let Him be.

by Verna Mae Thomas

I usually do not have a cross in my own pocket, but I have one on my car key chain.  Do you have a cross in your pocket or key chain?

"A good heart makes a good face.  True beauty of the soul will come out in sweetness, brightness, the quite glory of the face."

Another day has slipped away with the sunset and has taken this dreary, rainy day along with it and into the darkness.  See you later, rainy fall day...because I know you will revisit for a short time.  The rain has brought down a tun of leaves so the next time I need to clean up the yard...may be to last time for this season.  We shall see how well Mother Nature has wrapped herself  in her golden foliage of falling splendor.   Remember jumping into big piles of dry leaves when you were a kid...and spreading the leaves all over again?  I do.

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