The story of St. Christopher tells how he was preparing to cross a river when a boy approached him, asking the saint to help him across. Christopher picked him up and put him on his shoulder so that the child wouldn’t get wet. As they crossed, the saint felt the weight of the child getting heavier with each passing step. When they reached the dry land once again, the child revealed himself to be the boy Jesus come to earth to test his faithful disciple. Pleased with Christopher’s act, he blessed the Saint, and told him that the weight he felt was the burden God carried. The weight of the whole world. St. Christopher protects travelers who carry his image. He wards off storms and plagues. Pewter pendant with black cord.