meditate upon Jesus bearing His own cross as He went up to Calvary.—John xix. 17. Dost thou not hear the voice of Christ? “If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.”—Matt. xvi. 24.
Affections.
“Draw me: we will run after Thee to the odor of Thy ointments.”—Cant. i. 3.
“God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of Our Lord Jesus Christ.”—Gal. vi. 14.
“Let us go forth therefore to Him without the camp, bearing His reproach.”—Heb. xiii. 13.
At The Elevation Of The Host
meditate on Christ nailed to the cross by His hands and feet, set forth as a spectacle to the whole world.—Luke xxiii. 33. Behold, O man, thy Redeemer! With what affection hast thou hitherto embraced Him, Who here, with extended arms, invites thee to His embrace?
Affections.
“My Beloved to me, and I to Him.”—Cant. ii. 16.
“Tell Him that I languish with love.”—Ibid. v. 8.