As we walk the way of the cross, we reflect on our own. We are aware that often the pain of someone we love is more difficult to bear than our own; that what we feel when we see another suffer is indeed real pain. Let us be aware of those in our lives upon whom the cross seems to be thrust. Sometimes we may be embarrassed to be identified with them; sometimes their needs may seem to ask too much of us. Yet when we, as “other Simons,” reach out to them, we minister to Jesus.
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