So humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time. Cast all your worried upon him because he cares for you. (1 Peter 5:6-7)
Christ welcomes the cross. He embraces it, he takes it into his arms as a man takes that which he loves into his arms. He lays his beautiful hands on it tenderly, those strong hands of a carpenter that are so familiar with the touch of the wood.
It is a tremendous gesture showing all peoples his love for them openly, because the cross which he is receiving is their cross, not his; he is making it his own for love of them, taking their crosses and lifting the dead weight of them from the backs of humankind. That is why Christ receives the cross with joy and lays it to his heart. "Bear one another's burdens." he told us. Now he takes the burden of the whole world upon himself.
-- Caryll Houselander
It is a tremendous gesture showing all peoples his love for them openly, because the cross which he is receiving is their cross, not his; he is making it his own for love of them, taking their crosses and lifting the dead weight of them from the backs of humankind. That is why Christ receives the cross with joy and lays it to his heart. "Bear one another's burdens." he told us. Now he takes the burden of the whole world upon himself.
-- Caryll Houselander
Proceed to Station III — Jesus Falls The First Time.
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