Born Naked With A Cross
Sermon

Ever hear of a baby born wearing diapers? Of course not! Ever hear of a person being born again wearing nothing but a cross? This happened to St. Francis of Assisi. When Francis decided to be a priest; his father disinherited him and brought him to trial before a bishop. Peter Bernardone demanded that his son give back all the money he took from him for the church and the poor. Francis threw a bag of money at his father's feet. Francis shuddered when he saw how his father clung to the money. Francis called to the bishop, "Wait a minute!" Then he stepped behind a screen, took off all his clothes, and appeared before a crowded courtroom stark naked with his clothes on his arm, Francis dropped them at his father's feet, saying: "You're getting my clothes, too. Here I am the way I was born. No…