Hello! Wow I haven't used Blogger for so long now!
Anyway, just food for thought:
I once heard someone say that they found it strange that the Roman Catholics seemed to prize Jesus in his weakest postitions. As in, they always have Him pictured in the manger with Mary and Joseph by His side, and then instead of just a cross they have Jesus on the cross. So as in, baby - weak, defenceless, cross - also 'weak and defenceless'.
And I always thought it was kind of weird that they did, like yeah, Jesus is so magnificent right? Why portray Him in His weakest states?
But today when I was walking home from tuition I saw a cross with Jesus on it outside someone's house, and it struck me - maybe it's not that they are portraying Jesus in His weakest states - after all, Jesus never really was weak was He? - but that these were the greatest sacrifices that he made for us, and they use it as a constant reminder of how much He has given us!
So when He was a baby, it reminds us of two things - firstly, the miracle of how Mary gave birth to Jesus when she was still a virgin, and secondly, how He was willing to come down from Heaven to go through the torture of life to save all of us!
And when He was on the cross, it reminds us of the greatest sacrifice ever, and how the whole point on His life on earth was just to die for our sins!
I suppose that one may argue that what would be even more miraculous was the part where Jesus came back to life, but I think that it's pretty hard to put into a necklace don't you think?
Tag your thoughts! =)
Sasha
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