"When I Survey The Wondrous Cross"

As we look forward to Easter, we are memorizing the beautiful hymn, "When I Survey The Wondrous Cross" by Isaac Watts. Perhaps better than any other, this hymn is filled with poignant words about Jesus' sacrifice on the cross for us. The third verse says:

"See from his head, his hands, his feet, sorrow and love flow mingled down,

Did e'er such love and sorrow meet, or thorns compose so rich a crown."

We invited Mrs. Aduddell to come and tell us about one of her paintings that portrays this so well.

Everything in this painting points to His love for us. Even the spear which was meant to harm Jesus, is placed in such a way as to point you to the blood so that we understand that through his pain and suffering, a gift of life everlasting was given. The sparkling jewels remind us of the price He paid---a cost too great to even imagine. The hearts in the blood capture the intensity of his love too. Only Jesus could satisfy the righteous demands from our holy, just God. All the sin of the world was placed on Him. Mrs. Aduddell challenged us to take time to contemplate that love and sacrifice and to dwell on the GLORY displayed through the cross. She likened it to a beautiful rose that opens it petals or a fireworks display that we "ooooh and awe" over.

My prayer is that each one of us would be drawn closer to our Savior and gain a greater understanding of the magnitude of His love for us. Thank you, Mrs. Aduddell!
Contemplating the meaning of the cross as Mrs. Aduddell shares with us.