Philippians 3:13–14 (NRSVUE)

Beloved, I do not consider that I have made it my own; but this one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the heavenly call of God in Christ Jesus.

I press on toward what is ahead.

Frederick Buechner, from Wishful Thinking

"The grace of God means something like: Here is your life. You might never have been, but you are because the party wouldn't have been complete without you. Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don't be afraid. I am with you. Nothing can ever separate us. It's for you I created the universe. I love you. There's only one catch. Like any other gift, the gift of grace can be yours only if you'll reach out and take it. Maybe being able to reach out and take it is a gift too.”

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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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