Like the child who conveniently forgets what is dreaded, the unnaturalness of the cross puts us in a continual state of needing reminded. Day after day our most natural self-love will be sure to put such a stumbling block far from us. We don't want it. It's dreaded shame will certainly be put out of reach from our lives.
Success is very easy.
Refusing to be taken aside will result in losing its all too elusive vision before us. So simple to stifle this lone reminding Voice. There is only One who takes the initiative towards His own crucifixion. It will only be Him who leads us to ours. Only Jesus reminds us about our cross.