Restoring Wholeness Blog – September
The Cross Before the Crown: Understanding True Discipleship Jesus’ command, “take up your cross and follow me,” is not a poetic metaphor softened by time—it is a radical and unsettling call rooted in the harsh reality of first-century crucifixion. To His original listeners, the image was unmistakable. Carrying a cross meant one thing: a final walk toward suffering, humiliation, and death. It symbolized total surrender, the laying down of one’s will, and submission to a higher authority. This is the…
