As we enter into Holy Week, Heavenly Father, let us continue to mediate on your word and with prayer and reflection remember the cross that Jesus bore for us. Jesus was undoubtedly relieved when he got help to carry his cross on the way to Calvary. Just when Jesus begin to think that he can go no farther; just when the soldiers begin to doubt that Jesus can make the long journey up the hill, they grab a man from the side of the road and force him to carry the cross. That man was said to be Simon, and as he feels the bite of the wood on his shoulder, he certainly must have wondered why he, and innocent man, should be asked to do this.
When have you felt caught in the middle of something like Simon? How did you respond to the situation? I would have felt honored if I knew that I was forced to help Jesus carry his cross. It is no wonder, that, we are reminded in Romans chapter fifteen, that we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of the weak and not to please ourselves. I don’t believe that it was bad luck that caused Simon to be at the right spot when they grabbed him, and I am sure after he learned who Jesus was, he was glad that he was the one who helped him.
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