October 21

Follow me, daily

Today, we’re going to remind ourselves to anchor our hearts in Christ’s command to “take up your cross daily and follow me.” (Lk 9:23) When we choose to live as a witness to Christ’s love in today’s culture we are saying “yes” to the cross.

Make no mistake, our Lord knows the culture we face in 2024; He knows the weight of the cross we bear upon our shoulders and the difficult journey ahead. He chose us for today, we were chosen for this spiritual battle. We must trust that He equips us with the grace necessary to carry our cross across this battlefield with eyes fixed on heaven.

Today, talk with your child about the beauty of carrying the cross of discipleship. Below is an excerpt from our LIFE Focus Guide that can help you communicate to your child the fruit of carrying our cross well.

“Have you ever seen a beautiful piece of blown glass? It is an exquisite piece of glass art that has been formed by the hard work and breath of a glass smith. Blown glass begins as a lump of raw material such as sand and recycled glass and is placed into a fiery hot furnace where it turns into a molten lump of goo! The glass smith works with the material, bending, twisting, and breathing life into it, sometimes close to its breaking point. In time, the material forms into a beautiful piece of art.

These pieces of glass move through quite a journey towards perfection by their creator. This is much like the Christian life. Our Creator breathes into us, sometimes allowing us to bend and twist by the crosses in our life until we are well formed.”