Some might think the cross should have disappeared before Easter Sunday worship. Put it back into storage until next Lent, next Good Friday. Focus on the joyfulness of Christianity, and skip this reminder of pain.
Scripture suggests the opposite.
When Spenser James is baptized in a few moments, he will receive on his forehead the sign of the cross. That's a threefold benediction that everyone of us needs to hear and believe. First we need to know the person of Jesus Christ and all that he had done for us. Not just in Sunday School and Confirmation, but all through one's life. Knowing Jesus Christ is knowing God's love and all that God has done to help and save us.