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THE MEANING OF THE CROSS

LIFE IS NOT AN EASY STROLL ALONG A PEACEFUL PATH.
NOR IS IT A PLEASANT DREAM BESIDE A QUIET HEARTH.
LIFE IS NOT A BED OF ROSES, ITS AN UP HILL CLIMB.
AND WE HAVE TO FIGHT AND SUFFER, STRUGGLING ALL THE TIME.
THAT'S GODS WAY OF MAKING US COURAGEOUS, BRAVE AND STRONG.
NOT BY SMOOTHING OUT THE ROAD WHEN THINGS ARE GOING WRONG.
IF WE NEVER HAD TO MEET WITH ADVERSE CIRCUMSTANCE.
SOFT AND WEAK WE'D SOON BECOME, UNABLE TO ADVANCE.
SOME GO UNDER, BROKEN BY THE FIRST STROKE, OF THE ROD.
OTHERS SEE IN EVERY LASH, THE HIDDEN HAND OF GOD.
TROUBLE, SORROW, DIFFICULTY, PAIN, DISASTER, LOSS.
THAT IS HOW WE LIVE AND LEARN THE MEANING OF THE CROSS.

{AN INSPIRATIONAL VERSE}          BY PATIENCE STRONG.

When I was really in deep depression a friend gave me this verse to read. My Spirit Guide also comforted me that night. This verse means so much to me and it's with me at all times.

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