The Changed Cross

Mrs. Charles Cowman tells of a poem she had heard about someone who was sick and tired of the path their life had taken. The person was a Christian, God had given their certain burdens to bear. They wanted change. Then they had a dream. Mrs. Cowman in her devotinal, Streams In The Desert (published in 1925) describes it.
In each of the four Gospels Jesus commanded us to take up our cross and follow him. It is also mentioned in the Bible that the difficult things we do in our lives that are according to God’s will, will help us to earn a crown that we could give to Jesus after we die.
Here’s the poem:

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