What I Saw (The Story of the Bear, Bees, the Honey & Me)
What I Saw (The Story of the Bear, Bees, the Honey & Me) by Danny C. Wash
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Simon of Cyrene
Simon of Cyrene by Danny C. Wash “ And He [Jesus] was saying to them all, ‘If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow Me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake, this is the one who will save it .” Luke 9:23-24 “ And as they led Him [Jesus] away, they [the Roman soldiers] seized one Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, and laid on him the cross, to carry it behind Jesus .” (Luke 23:26; Also, this event with Simon is mentioned in Mark 15:21 and Matthew 27:32) Simon of Cyrene was coming in from the country minding his own business, probably heading for the Jerusalem temple to participate in the Passover, which was occurring at this time. Simon had an unintentional appointment with the most important moment in his o