"The Cross means one's willingness to benevolently endure any struggle sent to us by the Providence of God. That is why it is said by St Isaac that when a man is constantly beset by struggles he is under a special Providence of God. Drink up slander any hour of the day like living water, said John of the Ladder; whoever rejected a correct or incorrect reprimand has also rejected salvation. The Lord remembers you by sending you temptations." ☦️ St Ignatius (Brianchaninov)