As a children of God, what do we have the right to expect from God in terms of the quality of our life?  Most of us would hope for a long life filled with blessings with minimal suffering.  But then along comes Jesus, saying, “Take up your cross and follow me.”  What does that mean?  Does each of us have a cross to bear?  Join us Sunday as we explore those questions in the second installment of our sermon series on “The Meaning of the Cross.”