benedictions on Jesus' Death

May you hold firmly to the message you have received, that for you Christ died, for you Christ is risen, and for you Christ will come again.

Take up your cross and follow Jesus the Messiah, who suffered and died that we might share in his resurrection life and have no shame when he comes again in the glory of his Father. Amen.

But we have this treasure in jars of clay, To show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us. We are afflicted in every way, But not crushed; Perplexed, But not driven to d...