Taking Up The Cross

Life is never without its crosses, but there is a difference betweek taking up the cross and just being weighed down by it.
If I take up the crosses in my life in union with Jesus Christ, he helps along he way.
If I refuse his help, I am simply crushed under their weight.

Lord, uphold me in your love.

When the weight of my cross seems too much to bear,

-- and I feel myself falling.

When I am tempted to abandon the cross,

-- and seek the easy way out.

When I am overwhelmed with guilt,

-- and are tempted to depair.