To shrink from the suffering of the cross is to deny the means whereby we may continue in the grace of God.
The cross exposes a mixed life.
The cross is a mirror that reflects self and sin.
The cross conquers self-love.
The cross is the instrument of death to self.
Evil habits are doomed the moment we put the cross of Christ between ourselves and them.
The cross prepares the way that we may be married to Christ.
The cross shows the fallacy of the seeming beauty of the natural affections and provides for their constant crucifixion.
The way of the cross will fill our lives with joy and power.
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SUMMARY: 2460 The Way of the Cross by J. Gregory Mantle