Sometimes I might wonder why Simon of Cyrene still continued to help Jesus carry his cross during his passion. He just showed up to see what was going on and suddenly he was thrown into the situation. I’m sure he was surprised and upset that it had to be him out of all people. Did his emotion rise because he was forced into it by the roman soldiers or maybe it was because he was afraid if he left they would hurt him as well.
We too sometimes get burdened or upset when we have to carry our cross. I know I do. At times I begin to feel heavy hearted when I there might be tasks given to me that I feel scared to do. Even at times when someone asks me for help, I get selfish and might direct them to another person because I’m busy or worrying about my own things. Simon of Cyrene took part in his little journey and face to face with our Lord he began to see that this man was no ordinary man.
It may be right that we carry our own crosses like our Lord but what we have is our Lord who will come to our rescue to carry our cross along side us. He will journey with us until the end by giving us the grace to keep moving forward. We will begin to walk and overcome what is hindering us from taking the next step.
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