Today’s blog came to me soon after waking up:
Then he said to the crowd, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross daily, and follow me” (Luke 9:23; NLT).
I want to follow Christ
In every thought,
Through gain and loss
To serve him as I ought,
And always keep on praying,
As he taught –
For he is all to me,
Though I am naught.
I want to follow Christ
In all I say,
Through weakness, sin and failure,
Come what may,
And always keep on thanking him
Each day –
For Jesus is my life, my truth,
My way.
I want to follow Christ
In all I do,
Through grief, and pain and sorrow,
Sickness, too,
By sharing in the suffering
He knew –
For all he preached and promised us
Is true.
All who believe in the Son of God know in their hearts that this testimony is true (1 John 5:10; NLT).
I was born and came into the world to testify to the truth. All who love the truth recognize that what I say is true (John 18:37; NLT).
References
We take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ (2 Corinthians 10:5; NIV).
The LORD gives, and the LORD takes away. Blessed be the name of the LORD (Job 1:21; CSB).
May your will be done on earth, as it is in heaven (Matthew 6:10; NLT).
I am nothing (Job 40:4; NLT).
Speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ (Ephesians 4:15; NLT).
Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus (1 Thessalonians 5:18; NIV).
Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me” (John 14:6; NLT).
Since we are his children, we are his heirs. In fact, together with Christ we are heirs of God’s glory. But if we are to share his glory, we must also share his suffering (Romans 8:17; NLT).
Through suffering, our bodies continue to share in the death of Jesus so that the life of Jesus may also be seen in our bodies (2 Corinthians 4:10; NLT).
The Rosary Hospital
Today I am full of rejoicing, because I’ve been given a steady outlet for my rosaries. Please celebrate this with me!
