4th Sorrowful Mystery :

Jesus carries His cross to Calvary

It was not enough to come to earth

It was not enough to be Baptized

It was not enough to preach

It was not enough to feed

It was not enough to heal

It was not enough to raise the dead.

Jesus had to die on the cross.

That is why He came.

So He picked up His cross and carried it

all the way to Calvary.

Down He went;

Not once,

Not twice,

But three times.

Why did He keep getting up?

Where did He find the strength to keep going?

Love!

Because No cross is too heavy for Love.

Sin weighed Him down

But Love raised Him up.

Nothing, absolutely nothing was going to keep Jesus from dying on the cross for us.

So much did He love us.

What crosses are you carrying right now?

We all have them.

Work, family, illness whatever.

Are they carried out of Love?

If not then they will eventually crush you.

They will weigh you down until one day you can’t get up.

But if they are carried out of love

It does not matter how many times you fall,

Love will raise you up.

Like Simon of Cyrene, Love will come and help you carry it.

Life throws crosses on our back at all different times,

when we least expect them,

And when it is not fair.

But if we have love,

Our knees may be bloodied,

But our hearts will be unbroken.