My Yoke is easy! My work is before me. My reward is with me. Text – Mark 15:20-21 AMP “After they had mocked Him, they took off the purple robe and put His own clothes on Him. And they led Him out [of the city] to crucify Him. They forced into service a passer-by coming in from the countryside, Simon of Cyrene (the father of Alexander and Rufus), to carry His cross.” Mark 15:20-21 TPT “When they finished ridiculing him, they took off the purple robe, put his own clothes back on him, and led him away to be crucified. As they came out of the city, they stopped an African man named Simon, a native of Libya. He was passing by, just coming in from the countryside with his two sons, Alexander and Rufus, and the soldiers forced him to carry the heavy crossbeam for Jesus.

” My Yoke is easy- says the Lord. The Gospels variedly talked about Simon of Cyrene, from Libya- The African Man. Some said he was coming from work with his two sons, some said he was coming to the Passover, but all agreed he was coming from the countryside. They agreed he was forced into this seemingly humbling or humiliating situation to carry the cross of this deemed criminal—offender of the Jews- Jesus Christ. Question is- Why was he chosen to pick up this demeaning assignment?