In the cross is health, in the cross is life, in the cross is protection from enemies, in the cross is heavenly sweetness, in the cross strength of mind, in the cross joy of the Spirit, in the cross the height of virtue, in the cross perfection of holiness. There is no health of the soul, no hope of eternal life, save in the cross.
Thomas à Kempis
One who does not seek the Cross of Jesus isn’t seeking the glory of Christ.
St John of the Cross
It means to confess Christ and obey Him in spite of shame and suffering. It means to die to self daily. If the Lord went to a cross for us, the least we can do is carry a cross for Him.
Warren W. Wiersbe
Selfishness does not always take the form of greed and is not always ‘grabbing’. There is another type of selfishness, the type which shows itself by its lack of concern about the lot of others.
