Crosses and Crucifixs

While standing in line at a Six Flaggs ride 4 or 5 years ago I was able to listen to the conversation of a pair of neo-Reformed. The comment was something like, "I seen so-and so with a crucifix and I said my Christ is risen and no longer on my cross" In a way I can appreciate this. Further reflection had me thinking though, don't you think those of us that wear or like crucifixs don't know that Christ was ultimately victorous and glorified? Personnally it helps to remind me how great the price was for Christ to be crucified for me. A cross without Christ is only a cruel symbol of Roman justice. Only with knowledge of the Gospel can anyone understand its deeper meaning. Crucifiction itself was not peculiar to our Lord, untold thousands suffered it. Only the crucification of our Lord was significant to the world. With that man became justified unto God.
The aversion that many have to a crucifix I feel is the fear of doing something "too Catholic".

One of the hat's I have worn was that of a police officer, one night I responded to a woman who had expired in the home of her very elderly mother. As I looked around the bare walls of her bedroom I was struck how she had no pictures, photos, or religous artilcles. I thought how sad, during her last moments she had nothing to focus on or remind her of a life lived, family loved or the salvation she may have in Christ. I went home and told my wife that I really wanted to try and place some reminders or images of Christ in our home. My grandfather who had suffered a stroke and could not speak the last 8 years of his life passed at home under the care of Hospice, I remember that his last momements he was pointing to a picture of Christ in his livinng room, as if saying, " I will be with Christ soon". Now when I walk from room to room, I meet some reminder of Christ. It's hard to continue in anger, staring at a crucified Christ, even then suffering for that sin of mine.

One of my favorites is our kitchen sink Christ. We placed an older crucifix that we had obtained over the kitchen sink, since this is one of the kids's chores to wash the dishes, we thought it would be helpful for them to remember what sacrifice looks like.