8:22And they come unto Bethsaida. And they bring to
him a blind man, and beseech him to touch him. 8:23And he took hold of
the blind man by the hand, and brought him out of the village; and when he had
spit on his eyes, and laid his hands upon him, he asked him, Seest thou aught? 8:24And he looked up,
and said, I see men; for I behold them as trees, walking. 8:25Then again he laid
his hands upon his eyes; and he looked stedfastly, and was restored, and saw
all things clearly. 8:26And he sent him
away to his home, saying, Do not even enter into the village. 8:27And Jesus went
forth, and his disciples, into the villages of Caesarea Philippi: and on the
way he asked his disciples, saying unto them, Who do men say that I am? 8:28And they told him,
saying, John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; but others, One of the prophets. 8:29And he asked them,
But who say ye that I am? Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the
Christ. 8:30And he charged them that they should tell no man
of him. 8:31And he began to teach them, that the Son of man
must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, and the chief priests,
and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.8:32And he spake the
saying openly. And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him. 8:33But he turning
about, and seeing his disciples, rebuked Peter, and saith, Get thee behind me,
Satan; for thou mindest not the things of God, but the things of men. 8:34And he called unto
him the multitude with his disciples, and said unto them, If any man would come
after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. 8:35For whosoever would
save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and
the gospel's shall save it. 8:36For what doth it
profit a man, to gain the whole world, and forfeit his life? 8:37For what should a
man give in exchange for his life? 8:38For whosoever shall
be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the
Son of man also shall be ashamed of him, when he cometh in the glory of his
Father with the holy angels.
It will take time to internalize truth. Do not preach until you go through the process, which is accompanied by suffering where you will see what will fall off of yourself and remain within--purify.
It was good to see the members of old community group.
