Then Jesus went to work on his disciples. “Anyone who intends to come with me has to let me lead. You’re not in the driver’s seat; I am. Don’t run from suffering; embrace it. Follow me and I’ll show you how. Self-help is no help at all. Self-sacrifice is the way, my way, to finding yourself, your true self. What kind of deal is it to get everything you want but lose yourself? What could you ever trade your soul for?
Peterson, Eugene H.. The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language . The Navigators. Kindle Edition.
May my plans defer to his plans, my ways to his ways, my words to his words, my life to his life, who is Life itself, who is the Word itself, who is the Way, who has plans for me, for you, for the world. Amen.
