Every Cross is Unique

 Palm Sunday

Each of us has a cross to bear; that cross is not the same for any two.  The difference between our crosses is due to God’s will toward each of us.  Our Lord said: “If any man will follow me” let him take up his cross (Mk 8:34).  He did not say: “Take up my cross.”  My cross is not the same as yours, and yours is not the same as any other.  Every cross in the world is tailor-made, custom built, patterned to fit one and no one else.

That is why we say: “My cross is hard.”  We assume that other persons’ crosses are lighter, forgetful that the only reason our cross is hard is simply because it is our own.  Our Lord did not make his cross; it was made for him.  So yours is made by the circumstances of your life, and by your routine duties.  That is why it fits so tightly.

Our Lord deals separately with each soul.  The crown of gold we want may have underneath it the crown of thorns, but the heroes who choose the crown of thorns often find that underneath it is the crown of gold.  Even those that seem to be without a cross actually have one.  There are as many kinds of crosses as there are persons: crosses of grief and sorrow, crosses of want, crosses of abuse, crosses of wounded love and crosses of defeat.

God does not give us a cross then turn his back to let us manage on our own.  He gives us a cross and because he loves us gives us the help we need to manage that cross and turn it into a blessing that will benefit us for all of eternity.

God is present in our Adoration Chapel and ready to help you with your cross.  All you have to do is show up, ask him for his help, then place all your trust in him. 

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