There is Hope in the Cross of Christ
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Published 2009-03-22
"When we cry, 'Abba! Father!' it is the Spirit himself bearing witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him. I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us."
Romans 8:15-18
"...as you share in the sufferings you also share in the encouragement."
2 Cor 1:7 (NAB)
"So we do not lose heart. Though our outer nature is wasting away, our inner nature is being renewed every day. For this slight momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison,"
2 Cor 4:16-17
"...we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not disappoint us, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit which has been given to us."
Romans 5:3-5
"For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience."
Romans 8:24-25
"Rejoice in your hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer."
Romans 12:12
Prayer to suffer in union with Jesus;
"For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things, ... that I may gain Christ ... that I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, ... if possible I may attain the resurrection from the dead." (Phil 3:8, 10-11)
Dear Lord I am suffering right now. It's hard Jesus. I feel like I'm on the fringe of life.
O Father I would like to be released from this suffering. I prayed for healing according to Your will. However, if You will that I suffer for a season, then I offer this suffering in union with Jesus my crucified Lord who willingly endured such suffering for me.
O Lord Jesus, I want to grow closer to you and that means taking up my cross each day and following you. Even so, thank you that your yoke is easy and your burden is light. You help me to bear this suffering Lord, and in doing so You draw me closer to Yourself and to Your Sacred Heart.
For Love of You I unite my pains with yours and offer them to Your Father and mine. I ask only the grace to grow in love and to bear this cross with heroism and grace all the way to the resurrection.
Thank You Jesus! Amen.
"The everlasting God has, in His wisdom, foreseen from eternity the cross that He now presents to you as a gift from His inmost Heart. This Cross He now sends you He has considered with His all-knowing eyes, understood with His Divine mind, tested with His wise justice, warmed with loving arms and weighed with His own hands to see that it be not one inch too large and not one ounce too heavy for you. He has blessed it with His holy name, anointed it with His grace, perfumed it with His consolation, taken one last glance at you and your courage, and then sent it to you from heaven, a special greeting from God to you, an alms of the all-merciful love of God." - St. Francis de Sales
They who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.
Isaiah 40:31
"Behold, the dwelling of God is with men. ... he will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning nor crying nor pain any more, for the former things have passed away." And he who sat upon the throne said, "Behold, I make all things new."
Rev 21:3-5
"I am the Lord, your healer."
Ex 15:26
"Be strong and of good courage; be not frightened, neither be dismayed; for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go."
Josh 1:9
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.
Rom 15:13
Please send this to all your friends and family. You never know if they, or someone they know might be suffering.
All Glory & Honor to God
Peace & Love in Christ.
Sandy
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All Comments (21)
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we all no what it is to endure suffering some long suffering this is deep my god my lord has granted us walk in the light
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Amazing Grace is my favorite song Sandy. All Glory and praise to God! Agape, donny
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This is Beautiful and I think inspired! Thank you for all the love you put into your videos. Yours is a needed voice! God Bless!!
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Oh, but for the Grace of God and the (Com)passion of the Christ, so that fallen man can endure, and indeed, rise and live again! This is a very well made video. Thanks.
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To the maker of this video : thank you so very much! You just helped a broken man get through his day :'-)
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Very encouraging!
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Absolutley beautiful!
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your work, sandy, is amongst the finest on you tube the message is true and clear god bless mary keep and all best greetings to you and to yours in this happy easter season
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What a very moving video. May you have a Blessed Holy Week and Easter.
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one of the best videos I've ever seen, God be with you Sandy
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Help me God....
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such a beautiful and touching video... thanks I needed to see this. :)
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Wow this really help me a lot
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YAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!! :D I love this video, thank you so much for making it.
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A video I will come back to many times! Thank you, Sandy. I'm glad I came across you yesterday re: Bishop Tobin. Your site is a treasure trove. (love that Tim Staples too!)
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Splendid! Another good one my friend. Welldone. God bless.
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Very soothing.
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I really like this Sandy. It's funny sometimes when you least expect it the answer you are looking for pops right up in front of you. Thanks for taking the time to put it together. All glory and honor to God. Pax Christi, Brendan +
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just perfect.... 5*
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Amen...
