As the soldiers led him away, they seized Simon from Cyrene, who was on his way in from the country, and put the cross on him and made him carry it behind Jesus.

Jesus could have carried the Cross alone, but He allowed a man named Simon to help Him. Just as He could feed the hungry and clothe the naked and build homes for the homeless without me…but He does not. Instead, He relies on me to aid Him, to help Him build the Kingdom, to help Him carry the Cross.