Beloved: Bear your share of hardship for the gospel with the strength that comes from God. He saved us and called us to a holy life, not according to our works but according to his own design and the grace bestowed on us in Christ Jesus before time began, but now made manifest through the appearance of our savior Christ Jesus, who destroyed death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel. (2Tim1:8-10)
There it is. It is not going to be easy. There will be hardship in living the life of a disciple of Jesus Christ for the gospel. But St. Paul also tells us how to handle the hardship – with the strength that comes from God. We will not be able to just muscle through it ourselves. Why would we want to, when we can turn to God for his strength in our trials?
Petition:
That we may bear our share of hardship for the gospel with the strength that comes from God, we pray….