Tonight's reading from Day by Day We Magnify Thee was a quote from Luther's sermon for tomorrow, 1544. Part of it said:
"For it is the way of the devil, where he cannot overcome a heart with suffering and sorrow to beset it continuously, and so that it is too much and too long for the patience and it appears as though it would never end, so that at last it makes the person weak and weary and robs him of courage, and the hope of overcoming the enemy.... We need most of all the power and the might of God through prayer, so that we are not overcome in such hard fighting, but reach the end. Such patience and longsuffering you should have and practice joyfully."
While what Luther wrote is good and true and wonderful, it is also good to have a father-confessor who absolves you for the inability to practice your patience and longsuffering always with joy. And for those of you who identify with that quote, you might also be interested in checking out some of the past posts at I Trust When Dark My Road.
(Hey, Coral and Melody... we love you, dears!)
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That quote reminds me of my confirmation verse:
ReplyDeleteDo not fear any of those things which you are about to suffer. Indeed, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and you will have tribulation ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life. - Revelation 2:10