Take Up Your Cross DAILY

Then he said to them all: "Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.  [Luke 9:23]

Last Friday, I made a list of the mundane things to accomplish before a house guest arrived.  When leaving for the store, I snapped a picture of the list.

Only today did I see the image overlaid on my list.  Do you see what I see?  A cross!  Yes, we are called to carry the daily grind with patience and fortitude. 

 Today marks the first day of school for many.  It means getting back into the "daily grind."  Elisabeth Elliot once said that the hardest thing about life is that it is so "daily."  Yet, we are called to take up our cross, DAILY, and follow Christ.