Today wearing the Cross around the neck, on wrist or tattoos on the Body is so very common....one may be trying to witness or show his identity of belonging to a Church....today many pop singers hang the cross around the neck and sing the songs which are purely secular in nature and yet times vulgar too.....for many wearing or erecting a cross is a fashion....many devout and faithful Catholics do adore the Cross with Christ....they celebrate annual feast with Novenas and Holy Eucharist...
Many followers of Christ are willing to stay with Jesus without the Cross and are happy to be His disciples without the Cross in Life....Many run away from the Crosses that come in life...But Jesus has asked us to carry the cross and walk behind him....he has not asked to wear and go about...He wants us to witness to him by suffering like Him....
There are many Christians that are willing to be friends with Jesus in good times. However, there are very few Christians that are real friends of Jesus, who embrace the cross at all times, even in the bad. Of course, it is never easy to be a friend of the cross, but who wants to be a fair-weather fan of Jesus and his Gospel? Our Christian lives are a constant battle. We should never forget that. We all are tempted to escape from the reality of our situation from time to time. Nevertheless, whoever perseveres until the end will be saved and have a fruitful life. We can’t expect to have a glorious eternity full of celebration and joy if we don’t shed some blood, sweat, and tears here on earth for the sake of Christ and the good of our brothers and sisters. (Taken from priest reflection)
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