Take Up: Sunday, February 25 at 10:30 a.m.
“If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.” Mark 8: 31-38
Jesus was very clear that following him might not be a smooth ride. He was bound to choose the just way, not the easy way, through life. To take up the cross was to lose one’s life–to let go of certain expectations of safety and acceptance in order to stand for the Gospel message of love.
How are we to take up the causes of Jesus–justice, righteousness, and mercy in our day?