Take courage and walk with me your Jesus

Notes from meeting of 24 March 2015

Picture of Jesus struggling with his cross.
The roman soldiers were berating some man trying to coerce him into helping. The man felt sorry for Jesus but didn't want to get tainted by him.
Finally when he started to help he was overcome with remorse at his outburst, and seeing the state of Jesus, he was now very willing to help.
As shouldered the cross with Jesus he realised he would have to slow his steps down because Jesus was in such a sorry state he couldn't walk properly and his breathing was laboured as well as the cross being heavy.
As he slowed his steps and his pace he realised that somehow he was now in union with this poor young man and by the time Simon came to a stop at the place of crucifixion he was completely at one with Jesus.
Jesus whispered 'thank you Simon' and at those words Simon was filled with love for Jesus, he felt privileged to have shared these minutes with Jesus but an overwhelming sense of loss at his fate. He stood and watched not leaving him.

Jesus says:
"My people when you take up your cross, carry it with me, do not go faster and out run your Saviour. By being like Simon and matching your carrying of the cross with my pace you will learn and be fruitful.
Although at times this cross seems so heavy together we will accomplish much and your hearts will be beautified in my eyes. Take courage and walk with me, your Jesus.
The seed planted in your hearts will blossom and bear much fruit.
Stay with me."

Mathew 25 v 14 - 30

¹⁴ 'It is like a man about to go abroad who summoned his servants and entrusted his property to them.
¹⁵ To one he gave five talents, to another two, to a third one, each in proportion to his ability. Then he set out on his journey.
¹⁶ The man who had received the five talents promptly went and traded with them and made five more.
¹⁷ The man who had received two made two more in the same way.
¹⁸ But the man who had received one went off and dug a hole in the ground and hid his master's money.
¹⁹ Now a long time afterwards, the master of those servants came back and went through his accounts with them.
²⁰ The man who had received the five talents came forward bringing five more. "Sir," he said, "you entrusted me with five talents; here are five more that I have made."
²¹ His master said to him, "Well done, good and trustworthy servant; you have shown you are trustworthy in small things; I will trust you with greater; come and join in your master's happiness."
²² Next the man with the two talents came forward. "Sir," he said, "you entrusted me with two talents; here are two more that I have made."
²³ His master said to him, "Well done, good and trustworthy servant; you have shown you are trustworthy in small things; I will trust you with greater; come and join in your master's happiness."
²⁴ Last came forward the man who had the single talent. "Sir," said he, "I had heard you were a hard man, reaping where you had not sown and gathering where you had not scattered;
²⁵ so I was afraid, and I went off and hid your talent in the ground. Here it is; it was yours, you have it back."
²⁶ But his master answered him, "You wicked and lazy servant! So you knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered?
²⁷ Well then, you should have deposited my money with the bankers, and on my return I would have got my money back with interest.
²⁸ So now, take the talent from him and give it to the man who has the ten talents.
²⁹ For to everyone who has will be given more, and he will have more than enough; but anyone who has not, will be deprived even of what he has.
³⁰ As for this good-for-nothing servant, throw him into the darkness outside, where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth."