A Prayer Request and an Observation

Wednesday morning, I will be teaching the Word of God to the upper school of Trinity Academy at our weekly chapel meeting. I will be speaking on Hebrews 12:1-2, which is a wonderful passage about the race of faith. Pray that I remain faithful to the text and have the right words to say. Pray also that I understand my audience (middle and high schoolers).

I would like to add that I found an interesting tid-bit last night studying this passage. One of the commentaries I read picked up on something interesting. In this passage, the author, whom I argue is Paul, explains in verse two that Jesus endured the cross. The commentator pointed out that the only other place that the cross is actually mentioned are the Gospels and the Pauline Epistles. Maybe this is more evidence for Pauline authorship of Hebrews. Just some food for thought.