{"id":4674,"date":"2006-04-26T03:29:54","date_gmt":"2006-04-26T03:29:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.creativeyouthideas.com\/resources\/?p=4674"},"modified":"2013-01-18T10:32:42","modified_gmt":"2013-01-18T02:32:42","slug":"the-cross-room","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.creativeyouthideas.com\/resources\/teaching-illustrations\/the-cross-room\/","title":{"rendered":"The Cross Room"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.creativeyouthideas.com\/resources\/cross.jpg\" alt=\"cross.jpg\" width=\"59\" height=\"114\" \/>The young man was at the end of his rope. Seeing no way out, he dropped to his knees in prayer. &#8220;Lord, I can&#8217;t go on,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I have too heavy a cross to bear.&#8221; The Lord replied, &#8220;My son, if you can&#8217;t bear it&#8217;s weight, just place your cross inside this room. Then open another door and pick any cross you wish.&#8221; The man was filled with relief. &#8220;Thank you, Lord,&#8221; he sighed, and did as he was told. As he looked around the room he saw many different crosses; some so large the tops were not visible. Then he spotted a tiny cross leaning against a far wall. &#8220;I&#8217;d like that one, Lord,&#8221; he whispered. And the Lord replied, &#8220;My son, that&#8217;s the cross you brought in.<br \/>\n&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.creativeyouthideas.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/0004_underline1_big-300x15.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"5\" \/><\/center><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.creativeobjectlessons.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"floatimgright alignright\" style=\"border: 0px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.creativeobjectlessons.com\/objectlessons_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"112\" height=\"134\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span style=\"color: #cc0000;\"><strong>MORE IDEAS? See &#8220;Creative Object Lessons&#8221;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>200 page e-book that explains everything you need to know when planning your very own object lessons. 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