Christian Reflection and Prayer

 

"If anyone wants to be a follower of Mine, let him renounce

himself and take up his cross and follow Me" Mark 8:34

There is an amusing story about a priest and a rabbi who

are playing golf together for the first time. The rabbi soon

discovers that the priest is an excellent putter. He also

notices that before putting, the priest always makes the

sign of the Cross. Halfway through the course, the rabbi

is losing by ten strokes. Consequently, he asks the priest

if he thinks it will be all right if he too crosses himself.

"Sure rabbi, go ahead," the priest says. "But it won't do

you any good until you learn how to putt."

We can go through the motions making the sign of the

cross. But until we begin making the cross the ultimate

sign that we have accepted the teachings of Jesus, it

won't do us any good.