Take up Your Cross

Last Saturday, I was reading through the last chapters of John, when I was brought to a halt at the beginning of chapter 13. The description of Christ’s response to the awareness of His coming death struck me, and I had to go back and read the verses again.

None of us truly knows when we will die, or what suffering we may endure beforehand, and yet, we know that death will indeed come, and that it may come with suffering. What can we learn from Christ’s response? After all,

“Christ also suffered...