"Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps." 1 Peter 2:21What must it have been like to draw near to Christ as he drew near to the cross? Reflecting on Michelangelo's majestic Pieta, in which Mary gathers the suffering Jesus into her arms, Ken Gire offers seven meditations on a costly discipleship that invites us to take up our cross and follow our Savior—through death to life everlasting.

Ken Gire (Th.M., Dallas Theological Seminary) is the author of more than 20 books, including The Divine Embrace (Tyndale), Windows of the Soul (Zondervan) , The Work of His Hands (Servant), the Moments with the Savior series (Zondervan), and the Reflective Life series (Chariot-Victor). Two of his books have been awarded an ECPA Gold Medallion.