Cross to Bear
An illness that won't go away... losing a succession of jobs... when things just keeping going wrong, one after another... you might call it bad luck, or you might call it "the cross you have to bear". Where does this phrase come from?
After he had been condemned to death, Jesus was cruelly made to carry his own cross to the place of execution. But he also told his disciples, long before he was crucified, that they would need to carry their own cross in life and be prepared to suffer for his sake. Here are his words...
If any of you want to be my followers, you must forget about yourself. You must take up your cross and follow me. If you want to save your life, you will destroy it. But if you give up your life for me and for the good news, you will save it.
Mark 8:34-35
After he had been condemned to death, Jesus was cruelly made to carry his own cross to the place of execution. But he also told his disciples, long before he was crucified, that they would need to carry their own cross in life and be prepared to suffer for his sake. Here are his words...
If any of you want to be my followers, you must forget about yourself. You must take up your cross and follow me. If you want to save your life, you will destroy it. But if you give up your life for me and for the good news, you will save it.
Mark 8:34-35
