Daily Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC
Holy Saturday, April 8, 2023 — Morning
By Verna McClain
Beneath the Cross
As a youth, I would walk to my church on Sunday evenings for my MYF, as it was then called. It was safe to walk around our small town, even at night. I always sang in a choir, so music was a part of my daily life. “Beneath the Cross of Jesus” spoke to me; especially parts of the second verse: “Upon that cross of Jesus mine eyes at times can see the very dying form of one who suffered there for me.”
I have dedicated myself to serving Christ throughout my life in whatever form I was called on to serve. I was a short-term missionary for the Methodist Church in Brazil after college and as a social worker in Knoxville for over 50 years, I was serving God in helping children, youth and adults to have better lives. So I still find myself singing or humming this song written back in 1872.
Prayer
Beneath your cross, Jesus, I fain would take my stand; the shadow of a mighty rock within a weary land. Amen.
