“No matter how blessed we are in life, we all have our own crosses to bear. No one lives a life free from pain, tribulation, sorrow, or hardship, in mind or body.” Help us, Lord, to bear our crosses.

“There is no escape from the cross; and Christ fully human, bore the burden of his cross physically for all to see, to show that there is nothing He asks us to endure that He has not endured before us. Lord, give us the strength to carry the cross we have been given, show us how to lighten the load by trusting in Your love.”