The way of the Cross is humble. The path takes many turns, but is never journeyed more than one step at a time. It beckons us come, whispering Christ’s salvation to our heart. Too often, however, we are so busy or distracted that we never see the Cross… even when it is before us at the very next turn.

Look down at the pattern of the Cross in this kitchen floor.

It is only when we lower our head that we can “see” the Cross. It is in the everyday, the mundane, the walking across the floor to get a cup of coffee, the mindless acts we perform without a second thought. We are the walking spiritually dead. We trample the Cross, walk right by, completely oblivious to its message and gift. Too proud to believe. Too weary to care. But there it remains, day in, day out, calling us by name. The loving message of the Cross… ever before us, ever offering abundant, eternal life.

Take time today to sit in your kitchen, the common center of most homes, often the heart of the home, lower your head, and spend time with the Christ of the Cross.