tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post6143219017744812491..comments2024-03-29T09:18:31.897+00:00Comments on More than Writers: Making a Crossauntyamohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08213728883228063200noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-89907415714715559252017-03-08T12:48:45.770+00:002017-03-08T12:48:45.770+00:00We have a huge old barn in the large garden we sha...We have a huge old barn in the large garden we share with our neighbours. When the Edinburgh Easter Passion Play first got going in 2007, we needed somewhere to store the huge cross (upon which Jesus, played by a professional actor, was 'crucified'). So, for a couple of winters, we had the cross leaning in a corner of the barn. I loved having it there and used to pop in regularly for a wee prayer moment. Sadly (for me), the Play got more organised and better funded: they can now rent proper storage space. It felt really special having the cross with us for those first two years.Fran Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13497526684591168192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-86984278338101834862017-03-07T17:48:29.027+00:002017-03-07T17:48:29.027+00:00Interesting blog post. As a Mennonite now attendin...Interesting blog post. As a Mennonite now attending a high Anglican church, I have welcomed the opportunity to cross myself several times at key points in the worship, as a form of bodily prayer. I always wanted to do this but it might not have sat well with the Mennonites! (I'm still a Menno at heart but there are riches in every tradition.)Veronica Zundelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04248292370623296757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-35502802953309328832017-03-06T16:36:57.707+00:002017-03-06T16:36:57.707+00:00Inspiring and uplifting. A similar experience to m...Inspiring and uplifting. A similar experience to my once playing the role of Jesus in our Sunday School passion play. I wasn't a Christian at the time but the experience still lives with me.Sheila Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14331663248808917511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-72490285996697751752017-03-06T11:22:51.413+00:002017-03-06T11:22:51.413+00:00How beautiful to make something that can be used f...How beautiful to make something that can be used for prayer and thanksgiving. I think devotions, such as crossing oneself, praying the rosary, etc. are valuable if they are used to draw us to a closer communion with God. I agree that sometimes too many devotions can get in the way and distract us from Him. <br /><br />I enjoyed reading this ... about how your garden shed became a special place while you were making the cross. Agatha Finchnoreply@blogger.com