But I think we must remember that the cross is not intended as a burden. We might as well say, This arthritis is my sack of potatoes to bear. No, the cross is not a burden, but a means of death. Many of us display a cross as a piece of jewelry or a work of art. Sometimes women wear a beautiful cross as a necklace or even as an earring.
Most churches display a cross as a work of art in the sanctuary.
There are many forms of crosses as art work the St. Andrew cross, the Budded Cross, the Latin Cross, the Celtic Cross, the Jerusalem Cross, and my personal favorite - the Anchor Cross. Some of them are quite ornate and beautiful. They are worthy works of art, but their beauty tends to make us forget that the cross was a cruel death-machine invented by the Romans. It s a model of the electric chair used for the death penalty. People would be shocked.