How Far Would You Carry The Cross?

My husband Scott and I recently had the privilege of vacationing at the Big Island of Hawaii.

We hiked to breathtaking waterfalls, inside a volcano, and to one of only four green sand beaches in the world. We ate tasty Hawaiian food and watched the sunset while swimming in the cerulean ocean.

But as beautiful as these sites were, they pale in comparison to the man I saw carrying a large wooden cross over his shoulder as he hiked up a hill.

Scott and I were running late and several miles away from an exclusive golf course. I wanted to stop but knew Scott would miss his tee time. I said a silent prayer that somehow, I would be able to meet that man.

Well, God answered my prayer.

As we pulled out of the golf course near sunset, there was the man from hours earlier—carrying the cross!

I hopped…