There are times when a situation calls for urgent help and we feel the urge to respond.
Yet the cautious side in us will hold us back and wait for someone to move in first.
And it is only when we see someone take the first step, then we will get moving and going.
Besides being cautious, we also need someone to inspire us to do what is difficult and requires courage.
Jesus said that if we want to be His disciples, we have to carry our cross and then we can follow Him.
When Jesus faced His Cross, His disciples deserted Him and He was left alone.
But as Jesus said in the gospel, He was not alone because God was with Him.
It was because Jesus stepped in and carried His Cross that His disciples were able to do so later.
As we prepare for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, may we be open and sensitive to the promptings of the Holy Spirit in our lives.
May the Holy Spirit empower us and give us the courage to carry our cross and do the good, the right and the loving thing.