You can't make this stuff up!

A friend of mine said "You can't make this stuff up!" regarding his life challenges.  His daughter developed a serious  health condition and thankfully is out of the woods for that, but then suddenly she came down with a totally different kind of health issue which once again put her in critical condition.  His brother has refused to talk to him and has totally cut him out of his life.  Two of his children have separated from their spouses in recent months with very harsh feelings between them, though I guess when separation is involved, it's seldom amicable.  Just one thing after another for this dear friend. I told him that he needs to "keep both eyes on Jesus."  That way he will not get lost in this mess called life.  A priest friend told me that we need to carry our crosses, like Jesus taught.  He also said we need to pick up our own crosses, and "do not ask for a different cross" though that sure looks tempting sometimes when our burdens seem too heavy.  So like my mom said when prayers do not seem to be heard, "keep on prayin'."  Thanks mom.