Today’s reading is Matthew 16
“Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul? For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay each person according to what he has done. Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.””

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭16:24-28‬ ‭ESV‬‬

http://bible.com/59/mat.16.24-28.esv
All,
This stands out because Jesus says, “but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.” How do you lose your life and then find it. Life in Christ is the abundant life. We live in a fallen world and things are going to happen here, but only Christ can give us the fruit of the Spirit here and give us life everlasting in Heaven after our time passes here. I can only imagine how short the journey here will seem when seen from the prospective of eternity while in Heaven. All the trials here will seem “light and momentary” then. Please pray that we and our friends live today squarely focused on the life Christ offers us. Please pray for Debbie, Makenna and Kole. Specifically pray for Debbie to not recall the images from the accident in her mind and for Makenna to never recall them.