07/15/2004: "Daily Reflection on Scripture"
After a number of consecutive days of being disheartened by Christ's condemnation of those that fail to repent, pick up their crosses and follow him, we come to today's reading. Todays reading is one that we should have tattooed on the inside of our eyeball so that we always remember it.
When I finally gave up Athiesm and saw God's presence in my life, the thing that struck me most was the peace I received from it. Christ, more than anything else, gives us rest. No matter how bad our day was, or how bad we were, there is always forgiveness and acceptance in Christ. We can fall as many times as is imaginable until our knees are bloodied from the falls, but Christ will always be there for us. All we must do is stand up, pick up our cross and follow Him.
May we all know Christ's peace today as we continue to carry our crosses.
