The Heaviest Cross

 

Take up your cross,
everybody has one to bear.
just follow the Son
and face your problems straight on

It's easier with Jesus there

 

Take up your cross
you know you can
His was the heaviest cross by far
it contained the multitude of sins

Tho~ Jesus' carried it
'twas not his sins, but ours.

Yes, Christ was perfect
yet, he died for us
and the price was dear

Salvation was won on Calvery
as he hung there

and spoke Father forgive them...
and shed a tear.

 

His cross bore extra weight
with whips and a crown of thorns
spittle. rocks and stones thrown
and nails tearing into His flesh
as the precious blood ran down
his bent frame~yet

the Spirit remained fresh

 

So take up your cross
and if you must complain
think of the Cross at Calvery
the comparision surley is not the same

 

He gave it up for us
let's do the same for Him
Let's carry our cross with pride in loving Jesus
It's not too late to hope, dream and believe
for  with Him we all can win.

Reviews

[SetApartGirl]

this is an absolutely beautiful piece of work. It was a little awkward at time, but the message is so well portrayed. On a technical note, the line "think of the Cross at Calvery" it's spelled Calvary. other than that, inspiring, tear-jerking and overall it made my heart flutter to think of my King of Kings

[DIVYA]

Thank you for this beautiful and soulful poem on our Lord and Saviour.

[Fran Marie]

Thanks, Divya, so very much..

[Coyote Poetry]

Powerful and needed words my friend.
"He gave it up for us
let's do the same for Him
Let's carry our cross with pride in loving Jesus
It's not too late to hope, dream and believe
for with Him we all can win."
Today we need to be thankful. If we lived the ways of Jesus. Our world would be a better place. Thank you for sharing the needed words for today.
Coyote

[Fran Marie]

Thanks for reading John ever so much appreciate your reviews, have a Happy Easter Dear Friend..

[Coyote Poetry]

Happy Easter back to you.

[Nix]

Very powerful. It reads like a hymn and evokes multitudes of emotion. Made my heart heavy. Great job.

[Fran Marie]

thanks so very much;

[StayAnchored]

I really enjoyed reading this piece! Your point came across beautifully

[Krystal Nicole]

I absolutely LOVE this poem!! It's absolutely beautiful. Great peice.

[PadfootBlack]

Amen. Puts things in perspective, our problems are nothing compared to his sacrifice.

[Nancy Lee Shrader]

Congrats for your winning poem. So well written. So well said.

[Your Dog Can Type]

it's amazing, both your poem and the facts in it, it makes me really think how much pain he went through, and for us...