Most of the silly gestures people do and say are based on warding off evil. Many of these gestures created from the days of the early church still remain with us today, such as people crossing their fingers as a gesture of wishful thinking or wishing for good luck. Early European Christians around the 17th century believed that if they took their index finger and crossed it with another believer, making a symbol of the cross, would be insuring that thing to happen, based on the scripture whatever two or more agreed upon on earth would be sanctioned in heaven. Later this simulation of a cross with their fingers would be done by oneself . So now when you see someone cross their index and ring fingers and say "cross your fingers for good luck", you can let them know that they are making the sign of the cross and that "pray" is even more effective! Cdr Jen (source based on The Answer Book by B.Beliner and "Christian Answers.net" _______ To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Eat the hay & spit out the sticks! - A#1's mule" RTKB&G4JC! http://rangernet.org Autoresponder: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
