17 - The Right Use of Crosses

The Right Use of Crosses The more we fear crosses, the more we have to conclude that we need them. And the heavier our crosses are, the more we have to believe that God loves us. We ought to judge the seriousness of our illnesses by the strength of the treatment the spiritual physician applies to them. We must be very corrupt, and God must be very merciful, since He takes great pains to heal us, even though the process of healing may be difficult. So let us turn our crosses themselves into a source of love, comfort, and faith, saying with Paul, for this slight momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison. Happy are those who go forth weeping, bearing the seed for sowing, for they will bring in an indescribably joyful harvest of eternal life.