They couldn’t bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, so they dug a hole through the roof above his head. Then they lowered the man on his mat, right down in front of Jesus. Mark 2:4 (NLT)

"So I am eager to come to you in Rome, too, to preach the Good News f o r I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ.” Romans 15-16, NLT

“I lift up my eyes to the hills—from where will my help come?” Psalm 121:1

“A people is an assemblage of reasonable beings bound together by a common agreement as to the objects of their love, so in order to discover the character of any people, we have only to observe what they love.” -- St Augustine’s City of God.

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life and have it to the full. (John 10:10)

History Matters

“{Jesus} withdrew about a stone’s throw beyond them, knelt down and prayed, ’Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.’ An angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him.” Luke 22:41-43

“The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. He fulfills the desire of all who fear him; he also hears their cry and saves them.” Psalm 145:18-19 (NRSVUE)

“Set your mind on things above, not on things of the earth. For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is our life appears, then you will also appear with Him in glory” (Colossians 3:2-4)