Age brings with it aches and pains. Arthritis talks. It is negative without usefulness as far as I can tell. Our bodies resist and balk. But complaint does little good. So we learn to try to manage it at best.
Our spirits take on a special pain as we mature. This ache, though, has positive and necessary ramifications. Specifically, I speak of the cross.
The cross is far from comfortable or convenient. The more we grow into the framework of Jesus the more we will experience the ache of being a believer for we will carry the cross in more circumstances.
The cross is the cross for one reason; pain. It is neither a liberal symbol nor a conservative topic for discussion. It is the painful zone of the Christian walk of which all who mature in Christ absolutely must carry. There is no exception. The cross is our only pavement to growing up.
We don't like the cross. It isn't fun. We experience inflammation where our spirits live with aches and pains when we don't get our way, when things don't go as planned, and when we encounter offense or betrayal.
The cross is a vital part of daily church. In 2011 it is still rugged. We must help one another hold on and hang in there when life takes our breath away. It is very hard to endure....but the call is great and the reward is out of this world.
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