Prayer in the Spirit of the Taize Community with Prayer Around the Cross

One of the practices on Fridays in Taizé is to conclude with Prayer around the Cross,
Though we do not gather on Fridays, it is still appropriate for us to enter into this deeply moving prayer.
This is a time for all of us to come forward to the Cross, spend some time laying before Christ the burdens within our hearts;
the burdens of our families, friends, and community; and of course,
the heavy burdens of our world.