Mariam was experiencing difficulties and turned to the Rabbi.
Rabbi Jesus told her, "Remember that your virtue is tried under the shadow of the cross. How can I be revealed in you without the suffering of the cross?"
Mariam replied, "Lord, that is a hard teaching."
The Rabbi tenderly looked at her, and said: "It is a path that I walked first."
Lord Jesus told us to take up our cross and follow Him (Matthew 16:24-26). There is no easy way to be a disciple of God. Yet, be of good cheer. The way of the cross does not last forever. Do not be afraid to be tested during your discipleship. We can only develop as sons and daughters of God, if we are tested as sons and daughters of God.
Image courtesy of ChatGPT with CN Whittle "Pilgrims ascending to the heavenly city"
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