Someone gave my daughter a unique and modern looking St. Christopher medal as a graduation present. The image below is the same as the one on the medal. The text is from the little card that came with it. (by James Avery Craftsman.)
![[St. Christopher]](http://cowpi.com/journal/media/2005/st-christopher.gif "St. Christopher carrying Jesus across a river.")
St. Christopher once helped travelers ford a raging river. One, a small child, grew heavier as they crossed. The saint said, “Had I carried the whole world on my shoulders, the burden could not have been heavier.” The child replied, “Thou hast not only borne the whole world, but Him who made the world. I am Jesus Christ the King.”
St. Christopher is the patron saint of travelers. The name Christopher means Christ-bearer.