I’m Yours, Lord! By Katie Hill
For in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. (Galatians 3:27)
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ou’re sitting in Divine Service, attempting to glance discreetly at that man at the end of the pew who is making the sign of the cross. If that’s a tradition you practice, then your look is one of acknowledgment and maybe even kinship. If you don’t, then perhaps you are somewhat mystified—maybe even a bit put off. The sign of the cross is not completely foreign to us. Most likely your pastor makes the sign of the cross at key points in the liturgy: at the opening (Invocation) and the closing (Benediction) and possibly at various points in between.
You’ve seen a number of Baptisms and so you know that when you, too, were baptized, your pastor made the sign of the cross on your head and heart: “In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.” Oh, and then there’s that medieval-looking cross symbol ✠ that pops up occasionally
