Quotes About Taking Up Your Cross

#1. Some days taking up your cross feels like putting up with an annoying coworker or a flat tire. And some days taking up your cross feels like what it is - death.

Jared C. Wilson

#2. The sure path to tomorrow was plotted in a manger and paved on a cross. And although this sturdy byway is mine for the taking, I have incessantly chosen lesser paths. And maybe it is time to realize that Christmas is a promise that I can walk through the world and never get lost in the woods.

Craig D. Lounsbrough

#3. We are not saved by denying self, or taking up our cross, or doing anything else, we are saved by simply believing in Jesus.

R.A. Torrey

#4. Following Jesus means taking up one's own cross to accompany him on his path, an uncomfortable path that is not one of success or earthly glory, but which leads to true freedom, the freedom from selfishness and sin.

Pope Francis

#5. The cross is Gods way of taking away all of our accusations, excuses, and arguments.

Rob Bell

#6. When you fuse Christianity with power, it isn't long before Christians start imposing the cross on others rather than taking it up for themselves.

Andrew Sullivan

#7. Every strong conviction ends by taking possession of us; it overcomes and absorbs us, and tears us ruthlessly from everything else. Has the Cross so seized upon your life?

L.E. Maxwell

#8. Christians must respond to evil with good, taking the cross upon themselves as Jesus did

Pope Francis

#9. Another goal that I have is to learn how to play the ukulele - should be fun - and to stop taking my clothes off for money. But I need money. That is a ridiculous goal. I'm gonna cross that one off. That's stupid.

Kristen Schaal

#10. I started with paragliding. Paragliding is taking off from mountains with a paraglider, with the possibility to fly cross-country, distance, just with the use of thermals to soar. Also, different aerobatic maneuvers are possible with a paraglider. From there, I started with skydiving.

Ueli Gegenschatz

#11. As an investment banker, I'm in the cross-flow of information and the changes that are taking place in capital markets.

Euvin Naidoo

#12. Do not be afraid of taking a big step-you cannot cross a chasm in two steps.

David Lloyd George

#13. In taking up another's cross, one must sometimes get crushed by the weight.

Paul Kalanithi

#14. You can find dozens of books about people taking the Trans-Siberian Railroad. I knew I had to do something different to cross Siberia. To drive and to talk with people along the way, that was how I wrote my book 'Great Plains'. I drove and camped in Siberia, but did not have a real program.

Ian Frazier

#15. I believe writers need to be chameleons, or like Meryl Streep, who can play all sorts of characters. A good writer should be able to cross gender lines and people of all social classes. So for me, writing from a male point of view would be a great challenge, that I would look forward to taking on.

Marisha Pessl

#16. I let a slow smile cross my face. Blake wanted me to let you know he's not interested.

Meredith Wild