In Sight of the Cross by M. J. C.

Pacific Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Oakland, California · Aug 17, 1876

In Sight of the Cross.

By M. J. C.

“WE'LL reach home ere long if we follow the light, And journey in sight of the cross.”

How often we find ourselves wandering in labyrinths of darkness, far from the cross, entirely out of sight of that heavenly waymark. It may be that in seeking wealth we have wandered away till we can nowhere descry this waymark to the city of imperishable wealth. It may be that in pursuit of pleasure we have lost sight of the heavenly beacon which shines only upon the way of the cross; that way which alone can lead us to enduring pleasure.

Or, perchance, fame, with winning tones, has lured us on toward her glittering temple, till the cross has faded from our view. Or it may be that worldly cares have reared between us and the cross-marked way, such a heap of rubbish, that it is almost or quite out of sight and forgotten. Let us pause right where we are, and look around us. Where is the cross? Nowhere to be seen! Then may we rest assured that we are wandering from the right way, and the longer we journey thus, out of sight of the cross, the longer it will take to get back into the right way. My brother, my sister, is there a heavy cross before you? Oh! turn not aside to the right nor to the left. Seek not to find a path where there are no crosses, but walk straight forward, follow the light, and remember that the way to the city of God “is the way of the cross.”—M. J. C.