The Cross & Tennis Shoes

The cross represents the love of Christ and his sacrifice for us. The tennis shoes around the cross represent the finished work of Christ. He ran His race and "hung His shoes on the locker" saying, "I'll be back again." The shoes on the cross are the icon of the Christian athlete who finishes the race with all his heart!

.....let us lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross....Romans 12:1-2