Last week, as I looked through my mail at the post office, the postmaster said, “I see you wrote yourself a letter.” I said, “Not lately!”

It was a letter in a white envelope addressed to me with the same return address. Inside, roughly packaged in a small piece of paper, was a printed note and a small cross. On the front of the cross were the words “Jesus Loves You,” and the note read “A prayer should be like taking a bath, but it should be done more than once a week.”

The anonymous sender wrote: I learned that from Rev. Junius Cureau.

Rev. Cureau was a black man who has been deceased over 20 years. He had a beard, rode a bike, worked at Godchaux Sugars and always preached about Jesus. He had a habit of calling me early in the morning and was always an encourager.

He knew my dad and told me how my dad was one of the few men who always respected and listened to him as he shared the Bible.

The prayer, written by Verna Thomas and titled “My Cross in My Pocket” follows:

I carry a cross in my pocket

A simple reminder to me

Of the fact that I am a Christian

No matter where I may be.

This little cross is not magic

Nor is it a good luck charm

It isn’t meant to protect me

From every physical harm.

It’s not for identification

For all the world to see

It’s simply an understanding

Between my Savior and me.

When I put my hand in my pocket

To bring out a coin or key

The Cross is there to remind me

Of the price He paid for me.

It reminds me too, to be thankful

For my blessings day by day

And to strive to serve Him better

In all that I do and say.

It’s also a daily reminder

Of the peace and comfort I share

With all who know my Master

And give themselves to His care.

So I carry a cross in my pocket

Reminding no one but me

That Jesus Christ is Lord of my life

If only I’ll let Him be.

(A special thanks to whoever sent it to me. I needed that!)

If you have any questions or comments, please write Harold Keller at Get High on Life, P.O. Drawer U, Reserve, LA70084, call 985-652-8477 or email hkeller@comcast.net.