Episode Transcript
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There’s something haunting and beautiful about this passage.
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Jesus speaks of destruction, betrayal, upheaval,
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of a world in turmoil.
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And yet, woven through it all, is a quiet promise,
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“your endurance will win you your lives.”
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It’s easy to think that this Gospel is about events
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long ago or long forgotten.
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But I believe its power
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lies in how deeply it speaks to our lives right now.
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Every one of us has faced, or will face,
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moments when things fall apart,
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when what once seemed secure begins to crumble.
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Relationships break down.
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Jobs are lost.
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Health deteriorates.
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The unexpected knocks us off balance.
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Jesus doesn't promise that life will be easy.
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In fact, He’s very clear,
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following Him means we will face hardship.
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But He also says something extraordinary,
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“do not be afraid.”
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And even more astonishing,
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He tells us not to worry about what to say in our defence because
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He Himself will give us the words.
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It’s a reminder
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that we never need to face suffering or uncertainty alone.
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This Gospel isn’t about fear.
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It’s about faithfulness.
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It's about trusting that even when everything shakes,
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God is unshakable!
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Christ assures us that nothing,
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not war, not betrayal, not even death
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can separate us from God.
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For “not a hair of your head will be lost.”
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As I reflect on this,
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I’m struck by how often I’ve clung to temporary things for security.
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And yet, Jesus gently invites me,
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and indeed all of us, to place our hope
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in something deeper, something eternal.
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The Temple may fall.
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The world may shift.
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But God’s Word endures.
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And through that endurance,
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faithful, daily, sometimes quiet endurance,
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we will find life.
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That’s the hope this passage gives me.
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That’s the promise open to each of us!
