There is a problem though. But I think I know where the problem lies. We are not careful to distinguish between burdens and crosses. Things that happen in our lives that are difficult and hard to understand and comprehend are burdens that we must bear, or have others help us bear, or we can just collapse under them. They are just that - burdens.
Burdens are awful.
It depresses me even further. I feel robbed of hope. Now here is where our definitions and understandings can get in our way. No cross is thrust upon us. Otherwise I am not carrying a cross, I am just shouldering or staggering under a burden.