Luther: our suffering?

Monday, January 26, 2015
    Feast of Timothy and Titus, Companions of Paul
    Commemoration of Dorothy Kerin, Founder of the Burrswood Healing Community, 1963
Meditation:
    I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.
    —Romans 8:18 (NIV)
Quotation:
    Ah! our suffering is not worthy the name of suffering. When I consider my crosses, tribulations, and temptations, I shame myself almost to death, thinking what are they in comparison of the sufferings of my blessed Saviour Christ Jesus.
    ... Martin Luther (1483-1546), Table-Talk [1566], CXCVI (see the book)
    See also Rom. 8:18; Matt. 5:11-12; Acts 20:24; 2 Cor. 4:17-18; Col. 1:24; Heb. 2:9; 12:1-2; 13:12; 1 Pet. 1:6-7
Quiet time reflection:
    Lord, bless my suffering, now and in the future, and help me not to think it great. CQOD    Blog    email    RSS
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