As the gray hairs begin to emerge and wisdom sets in my years of living, one thing has become evident. We each have our own cross to bear and each cross looks different. What might be light for one person may indeed be heavy for another. And not because they are weak, but because God made us uniquely beautiful with different strengths and weaknesses.
While one person is carrying their cross for others to see and not always by intention, another may be carrying a heavy load silently, in the shadows. No one walks through life unscathed.
We all have crosses and we all suffer. So instead of living life through the eyes of envy or discontentment, thinking that person has it all, live through the eyes of grace and mercy knowing each heart is hurting and each soul needs to be comforted.
Meet each person with the intention to show them love whether in subtle quiet ways or with obvious acts.
1 John 3:18: “Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.”
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