Photo and Commentary ©2026 by Darren Milam
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
This past week, a somewhat unexpected late‑winter cold front moved through our area, bringing with it a few inches of snow. As a result, my morning view was different from most. I captured a photo through my window, looking out toward the garage roof and driveway. It wasn’t until after I snapped the picture that I noticed something striking—the windowpane itself clearly revealed the shape of a cross in my view.
That moment got me thinking about how we view life in general. What if we lived with a “cross view”? In other words, what if—when we are thinking, seeing, judging, or contemplating—we looked at everything not through our own lens, but through the lens of the cross, through Christ’s perspective?
So often, when we rely solely on our own view, our own understanding, and our own interpretations, things don’t unfold the way they should. Our perspective is limited.
Proverbs 3:5 & 6
Trust in the Lord with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
in all your ways submit to Him,
and He will make your paths straight.
Having a cross view is like having a viewfinder—providing clear direction for where to look and how to see. It becomes a roadmap, guiding us along the right path and leading us to the destination we were meant to reach. My prayer is that we would all gain a better view, with the help of the Holy Spirit, drawing us into a closer walk with Jesus.