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Watch and pray

“Watch and pray.”

Jesus said this to His followers. In the hours leading up to His arrest and trial and crucifixion. 

Garden of Gethsemane. Place of excruciating surrender. 

“Not my will, but Yours be done.”

Watch and pray. Image by K. Mitch Hodge on Unsplash.
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Look for the living

Early morning dark.
Dawn, only a whisper 
in the air.
We walk. Step by step.
Following a road
to the place of tombs
and death.
Slow in sorrow.
Wrapped in the fog
of grief.
Not looking for the living
among the dead.

Empty tomb. Image by Pisit Heng on Unsplash.
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Crossing Cultures Devotional Making Disciples

Abiding in Christ

Abiding in Christ. It seems like a given. The common, daily practice of a follower of Jesus. 

But in the midst of vision casting and formulating strategies for work and life, abiding in Christ too easily moves to the periphery. 

We may take it for granted. Give it only lip service.

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