Philippians 3:10–11 (NRSVUE)

I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the sharing of his sufferings by becoming like him in his death, if somehow I may attain the resurrection from the dead.

In my suffering, Christ is with me.

Nicholas Wolterstorff, from Lament for a Son

"God is not only the God of the sufferers but the God who suffers. The one who suffers beside us."

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Philippians 3:10 (NRSVUE)

I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the sharing of his sufferings by becoming like him in his death, if somehow I may attain the resurrection from the dead.

I surrender in order to know You.

Brennan Manning, from Abba's Child

"Define yourself radically as one beloved by God. This is the true self. Every other identity is illusion."

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Philippians 3:8–9 (NRSVUE)

I regard everything as loss because of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things, and I regard them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but one that comes through faith in Christ.

In losing, I find what truly lasts.

Richard Rohr, from Falling Upward

"The supposed achievements of the first half of life have to fall apart and show themselves to be wanting in some way, or we will not move further. Why would we?"

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