The cross is one of the most powerful and inspirational symbols of Christianity.  Yet many Christians still look at the cross in a negative light. They label their pain and sufferings as the cross they must bear. So is the cross a symbol of hope or a symbol of suffering for a Christian? Does it a signifies a life of victory or a life of drudgery and joylessness? Maybe it's time to rethink Jesus' challenge to take up the cross and make sure we really understand it right just as He intended it to be.