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Things I'm learning to leave at the feet of Jesus... . The conversation I keep replaying. . The person who misunderstood me. . The future I'm afraid of. . The outcome I desperately want. . The thing I wish I could change. . The grief I don't know what to do with. . The version of my life I thought I'd have. Some burdens were never meant for us to carry forever. The conversation we keep replaying, the future we fear, the outcome we cannot control, and the grief we do not know how to handle can all be placed at the feet of Jesus. Letting go does not mean we stop caring. It means we trust that Jesus cares even more and can handle what we cannot. We may need to surrender the same burden again tomorrow, but each time we do, He meets us with grace, peace, and the strength to keep moving forward. “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.” 1 Peter 5:7 The Exaltation of the Holy Cross (629) "Towards the end of the reign of Phocas, Chosroes, King of Persia, sa...

The Exaltation of the Holy Cross (629) "Towards the end of the reign of Phocas, Chosroes, King of Persia, says the legend of the Breviary, took Jerusalem, where he put to death several thousand Christians and carried off to Persia the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, which Helen had deposited on Mount Calvary. Heraclius, the successor of Phocas, had recourse to many fasts and prayers, imploring with great fervour the help of God. He assembled an army and defeated Chosroes. He then insisted on the restitution of the Cross of the Lord. “Thus was recovered the precious relic after an interval of fourteen years. . . On his return to Jerusalem, Heraclius carried it on his shoulders in great pomp to the mountain where the Saviour Himself had borne it. An extraordinary miracle marked the occasion. Heraclius who was loaded with ornaments of gold and precious stones was held back by an invincible force at the entrance gate of Mount Calvary, in vain were his efforts to enter. As the Emperor ...