The Old Rugged Cross

I thought of this hymn tonite:

"On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross,
The emblem of suffring and shame;
And I love that old cross where the dearest and best
For a world of lost sinners was slain.

Oh, that old rugged cross, so despised by the world,
Has a wonderous attraction for me;
For the dear Lamb of God left His glory above
To bear it to dark Calvary.

In that old rugged cross, stained with blood so divine,
A wonderous beauty I see;
For twas on that old cross Jesus suffered and died
To pardon and sanctify me.

To that old rugged cross I will ever be true,
It's shame and reproach gladly bear;
Then He'll call me someday to my Home far away,
Where His glory forever I'll share.

So I'll cherish the old rugged cross
Till my trophies at last I lay down;
I will cling to the old rugged cross,
And exchange it someday for a crown.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-JyapQ9Ba4

Father, forgive me for my sins today...and those I committ over and over again.
Forgive me when the attractions of the world lure me away from my quiet times with You.
Forgive me for not truly dwelling in my mind of the beauty this week of the powerful act
that happened so many years ago when You gave us Your only Son to die for us...for me....the blood that was spilt for my transgressions. Forgive me Father, for the times I'm not true to the cross, Lord...I don't feel worthy at times to be called to my Home far away. Forgive me for not clinging tighter to You when I should be...and forgive me for the times I haven't been clinging to that old rugged cross. Father...I love You...thank You for not giving up on me. In Jesus' Holy Name...Amen.