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Crosses: Hardships that I may face this new school year, family's financial problems, tendency to hold onto wrong people in life

Graces: Self-compassion, Resilience, Better support system

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Crosses: Emotional numbness due to the declining health of my parents, and comparing myself to others.

Graces: Self-compassion, bothering to love, patience, acceptance.

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I wish to entrust to the Lord my anxiety brought by the uncertainty of my future including discerning which career I will take and if I am capable enough to take on my future roles (in college and after grad). Relevantly, I ask for His protection against any potential health crisis and hidden dangers that affect me and the people I care about. Also, I wish for good health and physical and mental strength that I will be needing to finish this semester.

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The cross I carry is the struggle to find peace amidst the demands and uncertainties of life. I entrust this burden to the Lord, seeking the grace of inner calm, trust, and clarity to navigate these challenges. With these graces, I hope to embrace life’s complexities with a peaceful heart, knowing that I am not alone in this journey.

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Crosses:

Poor relationship with parents, uncertainty with future plans, difficulty with academics

Graces:

Open and honest relationships, time management, finding purpose,

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The cross I carry is that I am too emotional and afraid that others would take it against me. I don't know who I can ask for help, it seems as if I will not be accepted for who I am if I ask for help. I feel as if I am burdening others with my problems. The grace I need is the belief that I am inherently good and my mistakes do not define me, even if others constantly remind me of them. I need the courage and humility to accept where I went wrong and to introduce better ways of coping. I will humbly work on myself so that I can be better to myself and those around me.

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Crosses: anxieties going into 3rd year (self-doubt, exhaustion/burnout, and fear of failure), self-expression (being more authentic and empathetic)

Graces: self-trust and confidence, courage, positive and supportive people in my life

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Crosses: I'm struggling with self-doubt, emotional turmoil from familial relationships, stress from workload, and uncertainty about my purpose in life. All of these weigh heavily on my mind and heart.

Graces: I ask for help with self-acceptance, strength to persevere in my journey, resilience amid challenges, wisdom to make the right decisions, and courage to stay loving and positive in negative circumstances.

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Crosses: Academic Pressure, Financial Instability, Future Career Path to pursue

Graces: Good Support System, Kind Institutions that provided me scholarships

Even though these crosses may have hindered me to reach my full potential, through prayers and continuous faith. I pray that we will overcome our crosses and make this crosses a jumpstart to becoming a fully person not just for ourselves but for others.

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Crosses i am carrying right now include my constant self doubt, insecurities and overthinking that are the root of most of my suffering today. The graces I need from the lord is safety and reassurance that He will guide me through everything and always protect my mind and heart from the pain I face in life.

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Crosses:

Current Crosses: Balancing academic responsibilities and extracurricular commitments.

Entrusting to the Lord: I entrust my challenges in time management and prioritization, seeking God's guidance to navigate these responsibilities effectively.

Graces:

Needed Graces: Patience and wisdom to discern priorities, strength to persevere during busy times, and clarity in decision-making to honor commitments effectively.

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Crosses:

academic, business and personal endeavors

Graces:

the Fruit of the Holy Spirit

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Crosses: Self-forgiveness for not having perfect grades and the pressure I feel to meet high expectations.

Graces: Acceptance, peace, self-compassion, and the strength to persevere through challenges without being discouraged.

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Crosses: Trying to balance academics and org, having self-doubt, thinking that every mistake I make will become a big thing in the future, thinking that my happiness right now will become sorrowful and painful, pressure

Graces: a good support system, time for self-reflection, love, confidence, trust that the Lord will provide, perseverance

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Crosses: (1) Being worried about my academic performance, (2) nervousness regarding balancing all my orgs while being active in all of them, (3) thinking about possible self-doubt, less confidence concerning my appearance, and decreased self-esteem in my leadership in the future, and (4) fear towards Mpox that already has a case here in the Philippines

Graces: Wholeheartedly accepting that not everything goes my way, tough personality + self-confidence, proper discernment when it comes to my org priorities, to be more loving and patient to myself, and safety of my loved ones

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Crosses: Emotional outbursts, academic issues, social anxiety, overthinking, loneliness, fear, and confusion

Graces: Peace, quietness, perseverance, focus, clarity, awareness, contentedness, faith

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Crosses: my current path and discipline in pursuing what I may want. Is it truly for me? Am I really capable enough?

Graces: Patience with myself, perseverance, self-love

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Crosses: uncertainty about the future, choosing the right decisions to make

Graces: As I am past halfway through college, I pray that I may be able to have a tenacious mind and heart to be able to make sound decisions despite surrounding stress. Also, I pray for courage and forgiveness to guide me to ease the burden that I unknowingly put on myself and others.

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Crosses: Adjusting to a new set-up for this school year, balancing academics and organization, and deciding what my future career will be.

Graces: May the Lord bless me with wisdom so I would not stray away from the path the He has planned for me. Additionally, may He give me the patience and perseverance in facing the obstacles that I will encounter throughout may journey in life

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Crosses: Social anxiety, Time management

Graces: Patience and perseverance to fight through my crosses and have hope for a better tomorrow.

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Crosses: Self-doubt, self-loathing, lack of confidence, problems balancing academics with personal life, past regrets (missed opportunities I did not take), a strained relationship with my grandmother because of her dementia, injustices happening around me, uncertainty about future path/decision.

Graces: Lord, I entrust to You my life's crosses - as of the moment, I am uncertain about my future and confused about my current path. In my journey, I pray that You serve as my guide - that wherever I go, I know it is best for me and it is righteous. May You give me the confidence to overcome my fears and negativity so that I may be able to appreciate life's pleasures. Help me to become a more responsible person so that I can better manage my time wisely, be more productive, and be more efficient in whatever I am doing. I ask You Lord to protect my family and continuously give them good health. In the face of injustices that are occurring around me, I know that in one way or another, I have helped perpetrate them - for that, I pray for forgiveness. I also pray that You bring hope and compassion to this Earth so that those who are suffering may find peace and all nations may work together to build a better tomorrow. To end, I simply want to thank You Lord for all the blessings I receive. Amen.

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Crosses: Feelings of burnout from academic pressure, restlessness about the future and my family’s health, and accomplishing my expectations for my career path

Graces: Having more patience, creating a safe and loving space for my holistic health, trusting God’s hands in leading me to the right direction despite failures and setbacks, and reassuring myself that I am never alone in this journey through my relationship with God and my loved ones

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Crosses: Academics, Org Work, Self Doubt, Anxieties about the future

Graces: A clear mind, Resilience, A break, Patience

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Crosses:

Dealing with anxiety and feelings of inadequacy

Feeling lost and suddenly unsure about my future

fatigue from carrying out current load (both academic and personal)

Graces I am asking for:

The courage to face things more bravely and to break unhealthy patterns

The guidance and wisdom to make the right decisions

To always be reminded to choose the more loving option

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Crosses:

Fears surrounding my future and career

Feeling anxious all the time because of the need to catch up with peer's progress

Always dwelling in the past rather than looking forward

Graces:

Wisdom

Self-confidence

Fortitude

Kindness and Forgiveness

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Crosses: Declining health both mentally and physically

Graces: Resilience, hope, and self-compassion

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Right now, my crosses are anxiety about the future, lack of self-confidence, and balancing my work and personal life. The graces I need right now to embrace and overcome these crosses are support, time management, self-compassion, resilience, and patience.

I hope to find it easier to carry these crosses someday!

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1. Burnout, since I feel like it is hard to do things at the moment.

2. A genuine rest from work.

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Crosses: Anxiety, self-doubt, regret, insecurity, and loneliness.

Graces: Confidence, faith in self, optimism, amiability, and self-love.

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What crosses are you carrying now that you wish to entrust to the Lord?

- academic requirements & the pressure of maintaning high grades

- financial problems

- meeting & connecting with new people

- juggling all my responsibilities

What graces do you need from the Lord to help you embrace and overcome your cross?

- strength

- courage

- trust

- resilience

- hope

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Crosses: career anxieties and pressures, balancing physical and mental health

Graces: perseverance, strength, trust in the Lord

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Heavenly Father,

As I face the everyday trials of my daily commute and my chaotic living arrangement which leaves me in a constant state of stress, grant me the grace of healing and peace. In times of loneliness, uncertainty, and doubt, surround me with Your comfort and support. Provide me with the wisdom necessary to forge a path that I can truly be happy with amid these crossroads. Help me carry these crosses with unwavering faith and trust in Your plan. Bestow upon me the grace to find strength, patience, and perseverance in every challenge I face. Guide me through these trials and let Your love be a constant source of light and encouragement.

Amen.

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Crosses: Challenges in my academics, the pressure to do well for myself and family, family's financial problems,

Graces: Good health, physically and mentally, Resilience, Patience, Wisdom

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Crosses: Burnout from academic stress, no strong support system, pressure, physical effects of anxiety, insecurities, and social anxiety

Graces: Strong support system, recovery from burnout, peace, self-love, and faith in God

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Crosses: Being lost with regards to my position as a child with separated parents, being uncertain with what I want to do for my future (thesis and career path) and for my community (joining orgs)

Graces: I ask the Lord for guidance and help me gear towards the path that will bring me peace and self-fulfillment. May the Lord help me feel less alone as I traverse my journey for the future

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Crosses

Finding continuous fulfillment and contentment in things I actively pursue.

Graces

An assurance that the weight of the cross is for a greater purpose -- to not only improve myself, but also give back to others.

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Crosses: losing passion for my course, anxiety about starting thesis and being a junior, feelings of being left behind by my peers, rocky friendships, and issues with my parents not being accepting of my relationship

Graces: resilience, love, patience, good physical and mental health

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Crossess: Too many heavy decisions I have to make every day. A lot of workload that i have been dealing with, both in academics and organizations. Also, I still am also getting anxiety everyday on what will happen to me in the future

Graces: Better health (physically and mentally), confidence, positive environment, safety of me and my loved ones, reassurance, and peace of mind

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Crosses: Hectic and tiring nature of life, juggling acads and internship and personal life.

Graces: Perseverance, determination, peace, love, patience, grace

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The biggest cross that I currently carry revolves around my anxieties for the future. I hope that the loved ones I cherish, along with myself, continue to be cared for by the Lord in the years that are to come. I pray that the positive aspects of my relationships with others and myself flourish, while I learn how to overcome their negative aspects and accept that the future is simply out of my hands. I trust in the Lord's plans for me and those I care about.

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Crosses: Burnout, anxieties for the future, discerning my career path, yearning for (romantic) love and a life partner, trauma and grudges from my past, still coping with the death of my father 5 years ago

Graces: Granting myself the same compassion and grace I am able to extend to others, faith in myself and God's loving will, clarity on my life's path and purpose, continued love and support from my family and friends

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Crosses: I wish to entrust to the Lord the crosses I am carrying such as feelings of uncertainty about my future, insecurities (feeling that I am not good enough), and anxiety & stress.

Graces: To embrace and overcome my crosses, I ask for strength, patience, wisdom, and confidence to help me face these challenges and become a better individual as I go through my journey in fulfilling my Christian vocation.

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Crosses: Expectations of myself as a student, The ability to balance all my extracurriculars and academic responsibilities, The want to focus on my passion but having school as a hindrance, and a family member who was led emotionally astray and is now causing problems for our family.

Graces: Trust in myself, Being more understanding of what I really need, Being open to failure, and more compassion for myself.

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A cross I am carrying right now is anxious thoughts as I begin another semester. Moreover, I am having difficulty navigating friendships and understanding how I can be a person for and with others. Sometimes my way of doing so does not agree with the ways of others.

Indeed I need the grace of peace from our Lord Jesus to calm the anxious thoughts in my head. I also need the grace of discernment, love, and wisdom moving forward.

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Crosses: I'm so anxious about graduation and what comes after. The prospect of having to find a job in this economy and being able to support myself. And also graduation itself, because I know there are a lot of people who have high expectations of me, who are expecting me to graduate summa cum laude but I really can't manage that and I'm scared of disappointing them. It feels like impostor syndrome hitting really late.

Graces: Patience (with myself and with others), self-confidence, and faith that things will work out.

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Crosses: struggles with changing my perspectives for the better. struggles with appearance and identity. always feeling like i'm not doing enough.

Graces: patience with myself and giving myself time to grow. reminding myself that i am not in competition with anyone. a strong support system.

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Cross: Something I’ve been struggling with is that I have trouble dealing with pain and processing it. Many times in my life I would rather ignore it or disassociate than acknowledge it, because for me it’s much easier that way. When my grandparents passed away in high school I didn’t cry nor did I do anything about it. It was almost the end of the school year with projects and final exams left and right, so I just kept thinking to myself that I just have to keep my head down and keep grinding, that time doesn’t stop for anyone. The result of that was mentality shifting to “if I do good, it’s what I’m supposed to do” and “if I do bad, then I’m just not good enough”, so for a long time I just felt lost. Over time I’ve come to realize that the pain and suffering we all go through is for a reason. It forges who we are and what we are to become in God’s plan, and that the bad we experience just makes the good that much better. As the famous sayings go, “We can’t have a rainbow without a little rain” and “This too shall pass”.

Grace: I pray for the grace that I will be able to realize what God has in store for me. I also pray that I’m better able to cherish the small things in life. I want to be able to bear my cross properly with the help of God’s graces. I also want to be able to offer everything up to God daily, no matter how big or small.

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Crosses: Self-doubt, uncertainty with career path, difficulty balancing work and personal aspects

Graces: Support systems, self-awareness towards what I need, flexibility

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Crosses: Having to experience a loss of a family member due to terminal illness, Seeing the health of other family members decline as an effect of the loss of our loved one, Overwhelmed by academic responsibilities resulting in lack of proper rest or time to enjoy time for recreational activities and myself, and Lastly, fear of the future of what my life will be life after college.

Graces: After experiencing loss in my family, my family'd bond has been stronger and we are all helping each other in our own ways to help cope with the loss. Me and my parents also do our best to be present and to extend a helping hand to our family members who lost their mother. Despite my stress over academics, I have a good support system in my friends who do their best to be present for me when I need them and encourage and make time for me and each other to enjoy activities like going out so that we can slowly establish a work life balance in our lives despite our different responsibilities

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Crosses: The fear of not being good enough given the immense trust given to me by others to lead and represent them. I also oftentimes feel the feeling of hopelessness in times when I doubt myself and my decisions.

Graces: Self-compassion, Understanding, Rightful Discernment, Passion and Will to Keep on Loving

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Crosses: midterms and finals season, piling requirements from different responsibilities

Graces: patience, gratitude, and guidance as I solve my challenges

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Crosses: uncertainty about my future, constant worry of the people around me.

Graces: reassurance, His presence, a constant and reliable support system

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Crosses: Self-doubt from an academic perspective

Graces: Wisdom and confidence in order to step back, evaluate and plan to tackle issues moving forward.

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CROSSES: my academics, my grief, and my burnout

GRACES: i need the grace to balance all of the different aspects in my life to really be able to thrive and be happy

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crosses: hardships that I am currently facing with my academic workload

graces: self-compassion and resilience