The Reasons for the Cross

To be or not to be …

To love or to hate …

To feed or to starve …

To clothe or to make naked …

To build or to destroy …

To ask or to be silent …

To accept or to fight …

To give or to receive …

To get involved or to be apathetic …

To share or to take …

To be light or to be dark …

To be truth or to be lies …

To be loyal or to be true to oneself …

To be a friend or to be a bully …

To be rich or to be poor …

To grow or to remain stagnate …

To be peace or to be war …

To benefit or to corrupt …

To clean or to defile …

To be educated or to be ignorant …

To be compassionate or to not care …

To hope or to fear …

To forgive or not to forgive …

To speak or to listen …

To be humble or to prideful …

To do right or to do wrong …

To be an angel or to be devil-like …

How many of these questions lay heavily on your heart and mind tonight? Jesus Christ knew that His disciples and each of us would be tempted many times after He was called home to His Father. The most important commandment that he gave us to help us decide our directions was “to love as I have loved you.”

Anna Hartt