Crossfire

You never know what you're going to get when you take pictures of a fire raging in your fireplace. With all the cold weather we've "enjoyed" this year, I've built a number of fires, but this was the first time I took pictures.

It wasn't until I posted this picture on Facebook that someone pointed out the cross in the middle of the fire. What a picture of our Christian walk.

"So be truly glad. There is wonderful joy ahead, even though you have to endure many trials for a little while." 1 Peter 1:6 New Living Translation

Trials come in various forms, yet in each Jesus stands with his cross.

We don't have to ask for trials to come our way. A phone call reminds us how fragile life is. A trip to the doctor reminds us that we're not in complete control of our health. Coffee with a friend reminds us that relationships can crumble.

And at times the fire seems intense and we're not sure how we'll survive.

Seeing the cross of Christ in the midst of trials doesn't answer the question why, but it does give us hope that the journey through the trial is not one we travel alone. Our God experienced the trial of death on his cross that we might know that he stands with us in ours.

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Text and Photographs ©Copyright 2012-14 Douglas P. Brauner.  ARR