Paul the apostle carred a holy burden for his own people, that their eyes would be opened to the grace and truth of salvation in Jesus Christ. Paul's heart-felt concern was such that he himself was willing to be cut off from Christ if this would help open their eyes. And yet this holy burden is nothing compared to the burden that Jesus carried for each one of us - the burden of our sin and disobedience. Jesus carried that to the cross and bore it in our behalf.