IF YOU can fight for it, then you can have it. Another indefatigable spiritual wrestler we saw in the Bible is the prophet Elijah. The prophet of fire! After the battle of Mount Carmel, Elijah promptly informed King Ahab that God was bringing rain.
Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, "Sit here, while I go over there and pray." And taking with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful and troubled. Then he said to them, "My soul is very sorrowful, even to death; remain here, and watch with me." And going a little farther he fell on his face and prayed, saying, "My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will."
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Trust and Verify The lectionary lessons for the Second Sunday in Lent are an unusual mix: Genesis 9, Romans 4, and Mark 8. Walter Brueggemann observes,