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The sign of the cross is a reminder of whose we are.

Nathan Bierma | posted 2/27/2007 08:47AM

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From centuries ago, Chrysostom admonishes us to mean what we do. "You should not just trace the cross with your finger," he wrote, "but you should do it in faith."

Nathan Bierma is communications and research coordinator for the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship , and author of Bringing Heaven Down To Earth: Connecting This Life To The Next (P&R Publishing).

Related Elsewhere:

The Sign of the Cross: The Gesture, the Mystery, the History , by Andreas Andreopoulos and The Sign of the Cross: Recovering the Power of the Ancient Prayer, by Bert Ghezzi are available from ChristianBook.com and other retailers.

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