I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death… (Philippians 3:10).

He chose it.

He chose to be weak, vulnerable, small.

He chose to lay aside majesty and take up mortality.

He chose to embrace death and destroy it from the inside out.

For you, Beloved

Do I have this strength?  Do I have what it takes to willingly lay aside the meager trappings of my mediocrity and lower myself, that I may help others to rise?

nope

So how do we do it, Beloved?  How do we become like him in his death?

I guess…the same way we get up each morning, and take that next step, that next breath.

By his grace

For his glory

Amen?