THE PASSAGE · WORLD ENGLISH BIBLE
1 Peter 5:6–11
6Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time,
7casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you.
8Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
9Withstand him steadfast in your faith, knowing that your brothers who are in the world are undergoing the same sufferings.
10But may the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a little while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you.
11To him be the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.
1 Peter 5:6–11 · World English Bible (WEB)
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The invitation to cast anxiety on God stands between words about humility and watchfulness. The letter also recalls that other believers are suffering. Trust is pictured neither as isolation nor as carelessness. Give one burden a specific name. Then consider what you can entrust to God in prayer and what help you could receive from another person. Those two responses can belong together.
Read the passage again if you want to. Notice which word, action, or question stays with you. You can finish a reading without having finished thinking about it.
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What anxiety would you like to put into words? Whom could you ask for a specific form of support?
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