Thanks so much for joining me today for a song and bible reading. Our intention is to allow the Holy Spirit to shape and lead us into what He's meant for us to be, and that is mature sons and daughters of God. Today we are in Hebrews 1

I walked one day along a country road, And there a stranger journeyed too, Bent low beneath the burden of His load; It was a cross, a cross I knew.

CHORUS: “Take up thy cross and follow Me,” I hear the blessed Saviour call; How can I make a lesser sacrifice When Jesus gave His all?

I cried, “Lord Jesus!” and He spoke my name; I saw His hands all bruised and torn. I stooped to kiss away the marks of shame; The shame for me that He had borne.

“O, let me bear Thy cross, dear Lord, I cried, And lo, a cross for me appeared; The one, forgotten, I had cast aside The one so long that I had feare ...