June 26

St. Jose Maria Escriva

Jesus said to his disciples, "Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; and whoever does not take up his cross and follow after me is not worthy of me. Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it" (Matthew 10: 37-39).

Each one of us has a personal cross to carry, just like Jesus did. The cross is our difficulties, sufferings, hardships, disappointments, etc. If we carry it with love, we will be more like Christ – Strong!

Lord Jesus, help me to carry my cross with You.

Impact Sports: What does virtue=strength mean to me?

Impact Life: Where do I most need some more self-discipline? Why?