Matthew 10:37. He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
What a wonderful sight, then, the church is as it passes through this world. The head of it is Christ, the cross bearer, and, following in the train, are all his faithful disciples, all carrying crosses still - the very picture of a church. You know how Simon carried the cross after Christ: he is the type of all his disciples.
"Did Simon bear the cross alone,
And all the rest go free?
No, there’s a cross for everyone,
And there’s a cross for me."
Matthew 10:37. He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
What a wonderful sight, then, the church is as it passes through this world. The head of it is Christ, the cross bearer, and, following in the train, are all his faithful disciples, all carrying crosses still - the very picture of a church. You know how Simon carried the cross after Christ: he is the type of all his disciples.
"Did Simon bear the cross alone,
And all the rest go free?
No, there’s a cross for everyone,
And there’s a cross for me."