“Pick up your cross daily.” Such an insightful article & resounding in truth, Benjamin. My best friend and I were talking about this just yesterday! Pain is a necessary & important part of life--to heal deep, broken wounds, we must cauterize them first. And, that hurts like hell. If you haven’t read “The Gift of Pain" by Philip Yancey & Dr. Paul Brandt, you totally should. I think you’d dig it