Venerable Fulton J. Sheen: the Meaning of the Cross of Jesus Christ.

By Way of The Cross He leads us through both light and darkness.

“Your care for me is greater than all the care I can take of myself…

If You wish me to be in darkness, I shall bless You. And if You wish me to be in light, again I shall bless You. If You stoop down to comfort me, I shall bless You, and if You wish me to be afflicted, I shall bless You forever.” — Thomas a Kempis, Imitation of Christ, Bk. III, ch. XVII

— The Value of Suffering in Christ Unto Sanctification By Way of His Cross