As he drew near to the gate of the city, a man who had died was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. A large crowd from the city was with her. When the Lord saw her, he was moved with pity for her and said to her, “Do not weep.” He stepped forward and touched the coffin; at this the bearers halted, and he said, “Young man, I tell you, arise!” The dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him to his mother. Fear seized them all, and they glorified God, exclaiming, “A great prophet has arisen in our midst,” and “God has visited his people.” LK 7:12-16
On ma słabość do Ciebie
Gdy przybliżył się do bramy miejskiej, właśnie wynoszono umarłego – jedynego syna matki, a ta była wdową. Towarzyszył jej spory tłum z miasta. Na jej widok Pan zlitował się nad nią i rzekł do niej: «Nie płacz». Potem przystąpił, dotknął się mar – a ci, którzy je nieśli, przystanęli – i rzekł: «Młodzieńcze, tobie mówię, wstań!» A zmarły usiadł i zaczął mówić; i oddał go jego matce. Wszystkich zaś ogarnął strach; wielbili Boga i mówili: «Wielki prorok powstał wśród nas, i Bóg nawiedził lud swój». Łk 7, 12-16
The great faith
When Jesus had finished all his words to the people, he entered Capernaum. A centurion there had a slave who was ill and about to die, and he was valuable to him. When he heard about Jesus, he sent elders of the Jews to him, asking him to come and save the life of his slave. They approached Jesus and strongly urged him to come, saying, “He deserves to have you do this for him, for he loves our nation and he built the synagogue for us.” And Jesus went with them, but when he was only a short distance from the house, the centurion sent friends to tell him, “Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy to have you enter under my roof. Therefore, I did not consider myself worthy to come to you; but say the word and let my servant be healed. For I too am a person subject to authority, with soldiers subject to me. And I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come here,’ and he comes; and to my slave, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.” When Jesus heard this he was amazed at him and, turning, said to the crowd following him, “I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such faith.” When the messengers returned to the house, they found the slave in good health. LK 7:1-10
Zdejmij maskę
Udzielając tych pouczeń, nie pochwalam was i za to, że schodzicie się razem nie na lepsze, ale ku gorszemu. Przede wszystkim słyszę – i po części wierzę – że zdarzają się między wami spory, gdy schodzicie się razem jako Kościół. Zresztą nawet muszą być wśród was rozdarcia, żeby się okazało, którzy są wypróbowani. 1 Kor 11, 17-19
Touching testimony
Beloved: I am grateful to him who has strengthened me, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he considered me trustworthy in appointing me to the ministry. I was once a blasphemer and a persecutor and arrogant, but I have been mercifully treated because I acted out of ignorance in my unbelief. Indeed, the grace of our Lord has been abundant along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. This saying is trustworthy and deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. Of these I am the foremost. But for that reason I was mercifully treated, so that in me, as the foremost, Christ Jesus might display all his patience as an example for those who would come to believe in him for everlasting life. 1 TM 1:12-16