Giving Up

Now large crowds were traveling with Jesus; and he turned and said to them, "Whoever comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and even life itself, cannot be my disciple. Whoever does not carry the cross and follow me cannot be my disciple. For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not first sit down and estimate the cost, to see whether he has enough to complete it? Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who see it will begin to ridicule him, saying, `This fellow began to build and was not able to finish.' Or what king, going out to wage war against another king, will not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to oppose the one who comes against him with twenty thousand? If he cannot, then, while the other is still far away, he sends a delegation and asks for the terms of peace. So therefore, none of you can become my disciple if you do not give up all your possessions." Luke 14:25-33

Giving Up A Hymn for Today

We want to have it our way
we want to find our way home
the comfort, security left behind
we seek on this strange journey.

Do not let me stumble
let me faithful be
I will give my all away
so I can be full of life and love.

The darkness has covered us
the deep gloom of doubt arises
we are petrified by the losses
and we ache for familiar sounds.

Do not let me stumble
let me faithful be
I will give my all away
so I can be full of life and love.

We are pilgrims on a road together
a motley crew joining forces
we follow the road lost and trembling
aching for the sweet simple room we left.

Do not let me stumble
let me faithful be
I will give my all away
so I can be full of life and love.

Giving up our possessions sharing all
we venture on trusting strangers and dreams
we blink and the impossible becomes
and we are born anew again.

Do not let me stumble
let me faithful be
I will give my all away
so I can be full of life and love.





The Collect

Grant us, O Lord, to trust in you with all our hearts; for, as you always resist the proud who confide in their own strength, so you never forsake those who make their boast of your mercy; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.