Readings: Romans 8:26-39 (NIV) &Luke 10:25-37
Sentence: “If you want to become and disciple of Jesus, deny yourself, take up your cross and follow Him.” Matthew 16:24-25
Collect: Eternal and ever living God, our beginning and our end, you give us strength in the face of suffering and death. Set our minds on divine, not worldly things. Give us courage to take up our cross and follow you. Help us to trust and live in the power of the resurrection of Jesus. Through Jesus Christ our Liberator, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen