"For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being
saved it is the power of God." (1 Cor. 1:18)
Officer Peter O'Hanlon was patrolling on night duty in northern England some years ago when he
heard a quivering sob. Turning in the direction that it came from, he saw in the shadows a little
boy sitting on a doorstep. With tears rolling down his cheeks, the child whimpered, "I'm lost.
Take me home." The policeman began naming street after street, trying to help him remember
where he lived. When that failed, he repeated the names of the shops and hotels in the area, but all
without success. Then he remembered that in the center of the city was a well-known church with
a large white cross towering high above the surrounding landscape. He pointed to it and said, "Do
you live anywhere near that?" The boy's face immediately brightened. "Yes, take me to the cross.
I can find my way home from there!" (From Bible Illustrator)
Indeed, the way of the cross leads home!