Job 5:7 says "Yet man is born to trouble as surely as sparks fly upward." Suffering - we all wish life could be free of it. Jesus says if we follow Him we must deny ourselves take up our cross.

What exactly does it mean - to take up our cross?

In times of suffering and heartache, we know we are not alone. The one who travels beside us knows all about cross-bearing.

Jesus offers strength we cannot imagine - A strength given as a free gift of grace.