What Does Cross Mean To Me

The small Christ figure is carrying a cross, a possible reference to the knowledge of what he is being sent to do for the people. The way Mary is seated shows her acquiescence towards Gods’ resolve; she is so devoted that she would do anything God requested or required of her.

Christian’s burden and the things surrounding it represent much. It is the object that made Christian yearn for a better life and started him on his journey. It represents sin. The Burden holds such a great weight on Christian that he seems to be unable to be freed of it. Yet, the path to the Celestial City saves him from it. Christian is free from his burden after he gazes upon the Cross and watches it roll away. The burden of sin is heavy, but the path of salvation helps rid all of

Aphrodite Did you know Greek myths were made to explain events that happened in the world? The Greek goddess Aphrodite is the most important goddess of all time. Aphrodite is especially known for being the goddess of love, beauty, and fertility. I will describe Aphrodite’s physical appearance, personality, and family.

Wearing this cross shows that a person is “bearing their cross” just like Jesus did when He was being crucified. A lot of Copts, especially those who were born in Egypt and came to the United States, have a cross tattooed on the inside of their wrist. It is more common to find those who were born in Egypt to have this small tattoo because they get it from a very young age, but it is becoming more popular that youth who were born in the United States to get a bigger and more dramatic form of the tattoo when they grow up. This also symbolizes a person bearing their cross but in a different way than just wearing a necklace. I, personally, always wear my necklace but have yet to get a tattoo on my wrist. Also, priests of the Coptic Orthodox faith are required to wear a black tunic at all times and must grow a beard from the time that they become a priest.

My Italian-Catholic faith is the center of my life. I am an active member in my parish as an altar server, sacristan, and volunteer at various church events, such as our annual picnic, which we call our "feast".

I felt after many desperate and inquiring conversations, no one understood, until I spoke to a friend’s mum, who gave me a silver cross, with the Lords Prayer (Matthew 6:9–13) in a magnified glass center. Could this cross and

Cross forms are used as symbols connecting with religion. Crosses have been used as ornamentations at cathedrals, churches, graveyards, homes, and have been placed out at roadsides in where a loved one has suffered a tragedy creating a memorial mark. Crosses can also be used for decorative wall art, given as a special religious gift, and placed at a

Another core practiced value that we identified through the worship service at St. Sabina was the value of Jesus over Catholic traditions. This value is unique not only because of the centrality of artifacts that pointed to the value of Jesus, but also because of how it overshadowed many traditions and artifacts that you would normally see in a Catholic church.

I still carry my cross deep inside my soul. (Parallelism) Divorce parents carried a set of broken heart, orphans carried their first teddy bear from salvation army, cancer patients carried the love of their family, murders carried regrets of their actions and death penalty. I carried my cross. But in honesty, Jesus took up my cross and my sufferings weighed like a feather. Now because I carry the true cross, I carry joy, happiness, eternal life, eternal treasures, eternal rest, humility, service, friendship, brothership, church. When I get to look at my cross, I don't care what other people thinks about this or what I do. I am happy to serve for the kingdom of God, and I will carry my cross to represent my kind prince of peace, and devote my life to carry other's sufferings to help them to cope with the

I’ve had this keepsake since I was in 3rd grade, sliver cross necklace. I love this keepsake because it reminds me of the first time I heard what God did for me. This memory is very significant because for the past 6 years I have believed there is a God and that he is watching over me always. In the story Bleaser says “I learned my Baltimore Catechism- ‘Who made you?’ ‘God made me.’ ‘Why did God make you?’ ‘God made me because he loves me.’” Baltimore Catechism is a summary of Christian beliefs in a question and answer format. I learned the same way when I first got my cross and kept it with me always. God made me because He loves

After the American Revolution, slavery and discussion on whether it should be implemented or illegal dominated the development of the United States. These different views on slavery were the main reason for the Civil War and there is no argument about it. Without slavery, it would not have happened only because there was continuous bickering back and forth. Slavery is a major issue and faced the states, both the North and South wanted to do what they could to either protect or protest what they believed in.

About crosses given as gifts or passed down through generations,” the Swedish priests said in a statement. “About crosses as tokens of sacred places and special encounters. About crosses formed by nature over billions of years, or crosses faintly visible in cloud formations. About crosses lost in the search for refuge and crosses that are all that remain of lives long gone.”

The origin of the Celtic cross was unknown but the Irish believe it was founded by Saint Patrick because he was trying to convert the citizens of Ireland to Christianity. There were multiple theories behind the origin, however, the most recognized theory was that St. Patrick merged the sun cross and a regular cross to give new supporters a way to keep their old religion and make the transition to Christianity easier. The importance of the sun cross was that it held life-giving properties from the sun. Before Christianity, the people in Ireland believed in many different gods and St. Patrick wanted them to worship one God. By combining these two crosses, St. Patrick was able to get the Pagan people to become followers of Christianity.

Myth of history of Catholicism can be translated into symbols to represent its transcendent, complex, and paradoxical insights and meanings. Throughout the church, I noticed the crucifix, statues of Christ the King, Mother Mary, and Saint Joseph. The crucifix is transcendent because "the symbol points to something beyond itself." ("Symbols", Bond). Jesus' final words were "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!" (Luke 23:46, ESV). Which represents hope not despair because "Gospel do not allow despair to be the final words" (Esposito, 160). Adherents can apply this spiritual symbolism into their religious life to live with hope knowing that the despair will not be final but they would be resurrected as well (Esposito, 161). The crucifix

Before FIFA World Cup 2010 launched in South Africa, the main attraction was mostly on gold and diamonds. The number of crime rate is what people knew about South Africa, and since the high crime, so there are not so many people come to South Africa for travel or investment. Therefore, most of the cultural in South Africa are not familiar by the world. But FIFA World Cup has been the biggest and a very successful promotion for the cultural of South Africa and it also make a big impact to the South Africa society, it lets thousands of visitors come to South Africa for travel, although almost of their purpose is come for FIFA World Cup, but they also have travel some attractions or places. So, FIFA World Cup not only