Will we go back to normal?įor many today, climbing towards the Cross will mean worries about having children at home without being able to meet their friends or go to school for others it’s the threat of catching a disease that kills or losing a job or a business built with effort throughout life. I feel like I no longer have patience…I just want everything to return to normal. There are many things that disturb and scare me today, especially the uncertainty of what will happen tomorrow and when the scourge of this pandemic will end.

In the end, though, the Cross is victory over death, even though it gives us uncertainty as we carry it. The Cross means suffering – there is no other way. Whatever Cross we have in our life, it is not ours, it is Jesus’ and we carry it for Him. Finding the cross in my pocket reminds me to be thankful for the blessings I receive every day and also to be better in everything I do and say.Įxperiencing the Cross in our life is a gift from God, although sometimes we do not understand or appreciate it. At the end of the retreat, I received a cross and a prayer: “The Cross in My Pocket.” The cross is a reminder that I am Christian, no matter where I am, and that Jesus, my Savior, had to suffer for my eternal salvation. A month ago, I participated in the annual retreat for women organized by Build the Faith.

Prayer in my pocket