There is but one road to the Kingdom of God — a cross, voluntary or involuntary.
Love crowns and crucifies
Even as love crowns you so shall he crucify you. Even as he is for your growth so is he for your pruning.
The mark of a king is to die for his subjects – St John Chrysostom
I call Christ ‘King’ precisely because I see Him crucified. For it is the mark of a king to die for the sake of his subjects.