“If all the skies were sunshine,
Our faces would be fain
To feel once more upon them
The cooling plash of rain.
“If all the world were music,
Our hearts would often long
For one sweet strain of silence
To break the endless song.
“If life were always merry,
Our souls would seek relief
And rest from weary laughter
In the quiet arms of grief.”
Jesus said, “If any man would come after me, let him… take up his cross daily, and follow me.” Many people misread these words. They suppose Jesus refers to his own cross, telling us that if we would be his followers we must bear his cross. That is true in a sense. The Christian Church is an army of cross bearers. But the meaning here is that every Christian has a cross of his own which he must take up and carry loyally after his Master.
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