Natural Stone and Olive Wood Cross Prayer Beads

On a trip to Israel, I found beautiful olive woods crosses in a store in Bethlehem. The store owners (brothers) make the crosses in a shop below the store. I had to have them to use as the cross on my prayer beads. The cross is Approx. 2-1/4" long and approx. 1- 1/4" across. Jerusalem is stamped on the back. The natural wood colors vary, but they are all unique and beautiful!These beautiful prayer beads are styled after Anglican prayer beads. They are strung together with a thick beading wire for durability. Natural stone beads are used for the large invitatory bead and fire agates are used for the rows of 7 beads. The larger cruciform beads are faceted AB crystals. The decorative small beads are silver glass beads. What the Beads Mean: The first bead above the cross is the invitatory bead. It is to invite God into your circle of prayer. Above the invitatory bead is the recently added resurrection bead which reminds us that Christ lives within us. The four large beads in the circle are