I am in the process of renewing my Consecration to Jesus through Mary in union with St. Joseph and this passage was in one of the readings for today. It is from Pope John Paul II's encyclical Veritatis Splendor.
"Nor does she (the Blessed Mother) permit sinful man to be deceived by those who claim to love him by justifying his sin, for she knows that the sacrifice of Christ her Son would thus be emptied of its power. No absolution offered by beguiling doctrines, even in the areas of philosophy and theology, can make man truly happy: only the Cross and the glory of the Risen Christ can grant peace to his conscience and salvation to his life."
So often we run from suffering, from the crosses that Christ gives or allows. We avoid the extra mile, the gift of the cloak along with the shirt, and the hand poised to strike the other cheek. Instead of taking up our crosses, we leave them lying on the road to Calvary. We forget that these are the things that will save us. Christ redeemed us by His Passion and Death, by His Cross and Resurrection, and He calls us to follow in His footsteps. We even know in our hearts that the Cross will bring us happiness and life. Why are we still running?
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