On March 26, 2019 By Uri Brito In Wisdom 1

Lenten Journey, Day 18, Crucified Lives

Mark 15:21: Simon from Cyrene happened to be coming in from a farm, and they forced him to carry Jesus’ cross.

We live crucified lives. To live crucified lives is to live the life of Simon of Cyrene who was compelled to bear the cross and later joined the mission of the Kingdom. We must bear the cross with integrity in this world. It is our calling. You do not need to be perfect to carry the cross, but we must be willing to bow before the cross to bear it. Sometimes we are first compelled to bear it before we humbly submit to its beauty and grace. Bearing the cross is no easy task. It is draining, tiring, exhausting and humbling. And this call is what makes the Lenten journey so compellingly engaging.

Lent drains our dependence on self and calls us to look to Another for aid. As Watts so powerfully reminds us:

When I survey the wondrous cross
on which the Prince of glory died,
my richest gain I count but loss,
and pour contempt on all my pride.

About the Author / Uri Brito

Uri Brito is the Senior Pastor of Providence Church in Pensacola, Fl. He is married to Melinda and is the father of five children. He is the co-author of a new commentary on Ruth for the "Through New Eyes" series, the editor of The Church-Friendly Family, author of The Trinitarian Father, and co-author of the e-booklet Christian Pipe-Smoking. He is the founder and contributor to Kuyperian Commentary, and guest contributor at The Christian Post. He is a board member of the Theopolis Institute. Rev. Brito received his M.Div and D.Min. from Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, Fl.

One Response to Lenten Journey, Day 18, Crucified Lives

rogerandthanne says:

March 27, 2019 at 10:49 am

This is a Beautiful Hymn and Message, Here is the music: https://youtu.be/4_fvFfPqjO4

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