Burden Quote by Richard Alleine

It is often the case, as all the saints know, that fellowship with the Father and the Son is most vivid and sweet, and…

— J. I. Packer

The cross is the great jewel of the Christian faith and like every great jewel it has many precious facets that are each worthy…

— Mark Driscoll

The dear Lord has favored us with a share of His cross. The greatest and undoubtedly the hardest to bear is the lack of…

— Rose Philippine Duchesne

The cross was a glorious outworking of the grace of God, by which the Father commissioned the Son to make full satisfaction so that…

— R. C. Sproul

God honors some with great suffering and grants them the grace of martyrdom, while other are not tempted beyond their strength. But in every…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Saints are what they are not because their sanctity makes them admirable to others, but because the gift of sainthood makes it possible for…

— Thomas Merton

The cross is the price of true love. Lord, give us the strength to accept and carry our crosses!

— Pope Francis

We do not attach any intrinsic value to the Cross; this would be sinful and idolatrous. Our veneration is referred to Him who died…

— James Gibbons

“You do not carry the cross. Instead you are all crucified on the timber of your sufficiency, which is given to you, the more…

— Carlo Michelstaedter

The Cross of Christ bears the suffering and the sin of mankind, including our own. Jesus accepts all this with open arms, bearing on…

— Pope Francis

The cross is the place where we find the freedom to accept ourselves without being proud and to challenge ourselves without being crushed.

— Timothy Keller

To carry our cross is to have such a commitment and identify with Jesus Christ and what He accomplished that I am willing to…

— Tony Evans