"Jesus offers you the cross, a very heavy cross, and you are afraid of not being able to carry it without giving way. Why? Our Beloved Himself fell three times on the way to Calvary, and why should we not imitate Him?"
~St. Therese of Lisieux
Oh, sweet, sweet St. Therese! How sweet you always are! Thank you for reminding me of how He loves even our littlest attempts at carrying our crosses.
There a few things circling my little brain but for now I'm leaving you with the goodness of St. Therese and a picture of a prayer pillow cross that we got for Linus on his first birthday. Linus will play with it some, while Bigfoot loves to play Mass here and there with it. Look forward to see how they use it in the years to come!
This is my Holy Lens project insta-photo for today. Cross is the word and since there is some good ole dust (you know, the indoor dirt that flies and settles on everything and anything under your roof?) all over the coffee table, I'm also linking up with Cari for Theme Thursday. It's been awhile since I've joined Theme Thursday. Good to be back!
I love meditating on Jesus falls' on the way to Calvery, so many things to ponder and yet I had never come across this quote of St. Therese before, and its a powerful one! Something to think about all through lent so that the fear of falling doesn't stop me from picking up my crosses and trying.
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Amy
So grateful for St. Therese and her ease of beauty! So glad to see you around here again, Annery! :)
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