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I wonder what the buzz was like on the streets of Jerusalem as dawn broke on the Sunday we find ourselves celebrating today.  I can conjure it in my mind’s eye, but I wonder how close my picture is to what it was really like.  The hopes and dreams of an entire nation were rising to a crescendo.  The King was coming, and no one was going to miss the parade.

We know the “story.”  We have been taught the sequence of events over and over.  We see the starting point and endpoint all at the same time.  We hear today’s triumphant cries of “Hosanna!” echo back “Crucify Him!” only a handful of days later.  What happened?!  It all had to happen.  It was all a part of God’s redemptive plan.  But what happened?!

There are significant details and truths that I can draw from to attempt to answer that question as it relates to “them” and “then.”  The cry of “Hosanna!” … it wasn’t the jubilant, praise-type word I was left thinking it was after being taught the Bible story as a child.  The palm branch … it wasn’t just a natural material in large supply that was commonly waved during a parade-like procession.  The small donkey … it wasn’t a random choice carrying the Messiah into the city that day.

I pause for a minute to make this personal.  I have found myself in this place many times before.  My hopes and dreams or very real needs had risen to a crescendo, and I knew my King was coming.  As beautiful as this Palm Sunday story looked on the flannel graph of my youth, and as important as it is that we take time during Holy Week to experience the details of the events in Jesus’ life, I am more interested in what this means in your life and my life right now.  The Bible is the living and breathing Word of God, and the “then” and them” always speaks to the “us” and “now.”

Can you remember a time when your hopes and dreams or very real needs came to a crescendo and you found yourself running to grab a front row spot to see the King you knew was coming?  What were the words that flowed in the form of thoughts and prayers?  What did you hold onto in the form of expectations of the coming King?  How did He show up?  What did He look like as He traveled through it with you?  What did He do?  Or maybe the better question is what did He not do?

I believe that question is at the heart of the answer to the “what happened?!” I posed above.  In the context of “them” and “then,” I believe it’s as simple as Jesus was not the messiah they expected.  They wanted a conquering hero on a war-horse to deliver them.  What they got was Jesus, “who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men.  And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.” (Philippians 2:6-8)

Is it so hard to see why the cries of “Hosanna!” turned to “Crucify Him!” only a few days later?  What is our cry when God shows up in the midst of our hopes and dreams or very real needs, and looks far less like the Savior we want Him to be?

We need a Savior.  The world needs a Savior.  Let the truth of Scripture remind us to see Him and share Him as He is.  Let the work of his Spirit transform us to be like Him.  May we pick up our cross and walk the road with Him and those He has given us to walk beside in this life.  May the question of “what happened?!” be the one others ask us, because they have experienced Him through our decision to follow Him.

In just a few days, the world will turn its attention to Holy Week. Based on your particular spiritual background, you may have very definite feelings about the last days of Jesus’ earthly ministry. You may even hold some traditions very close that cause reflection on the ultimate sacrifice paid for our salvation. To help you reflect, learn, and meditate on the events of Holy Week, one of our team members at Journey onWord, Mark Robb, will take us on a day by day journey of the days leading up to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. His articles will also reflect on the hinge of history – the death, burial and resurrection of the Savior.  It is our hope that your life will be challenged, motivated and changed by spending the week reflecting upon the critical days that changed history.

Today’s article is different. The words aren’t intended to challenge or teach. They are meant as an encouragement to begin preparing your heart and life to journey with us through the very special days of Holy Week. Our readings for next week will remain consistent and focus on Jesus’ words.  We’ll leave Matthew briefly for timely sections of the gospel of Mark’s account of Jesus’ final week on earth.  For your benefit, the following are also offered as additional sections of Scripture that tell the story of Jesus’ final week.

Luke Chapters 22 through 24
John Chapters 12 through 20

We are expectantly waiting for what God has for us as we journey together through Holy Week.

As someone who depends on his phone for both work and pleasure, I must admit that cell phones have been a source of great irritation to me. Several years ago, I dropped (and lost) a phone on Park Avenue in New York City (My daughter was thoroughly amused that I thought I could go back and retrieve it!). Once, I left my phone at an airport in Chattanooga at 4:30 in the morning. I have dropped a cell phone in water (it died), called people countless times without knowing it, and even had a phone die on a trip, at completely the wrong time. I can’t figure out how I can Google, listen to music, check email and talk with a lady name Siri on such a small device.  You may think I’m a cell phone failure, but there is hope (I’ve stopped talking back to Siri)! Yesterday morning, I read and considered another failure. You may have heard of him … His name is Peter.

Often, when reading Matthew chapter twenty-six, the garden of Gethsemane takes center stage. With good reason! Peter’s life is woven among the verses, and not in a flattering way. His weakness abounds and resounds. Talk about failure! Take a glimpse at how bad this chapter was for him.

Matthew 26

…Peter declared that he would never disown Christ.

…Peter and two other disciples were sleeping during a critical time for Christ in Gethsemane.

…When Christ was arrested, Peter reacted with a sword and cut off the ear of Malchus.

…He and the other disciples deserted Christ.

…Before the rooster crowed the morning after his bold declaration, Peter had denied Christ three times.

Matthew 26:75 (MSG)
Just then a rooster crowed. Peter remembered what Jesus had said: “Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.” He went out and cried and cried and cried.    

Talk about a failure!

Thank goodness Peter’s story did not end with chapter twenty-six. He was restored and used of Christ to dramatically impact the world. Peter preached and 3,000 were saved at Pentecost. God used Peter to open the door of the gospel to the Gentiles. He wrote two epistles in the New Testament. Church history records that he was crucified upside down because he did not feel worthy to be crucified as His Savior was. On one hand, we see his incredible failure. But then we are blessed to see how God can forgive, restore and use someone who is fully devoted to Him.

You may not be as brash as Peter, or as cell phone challenged as me, but I am sure you struggle with failure. Repeatedly, you are reminded of your weaknesses. You may even have some “twenty-six” type chapters in your life. Whether our failures are public or private, they can cause us to lose effectiveness for the Savior. I am here to tell you that God can handle your weakness and failures, and can use them for His good and your growth. Peter could have just pulled back or run away after denying Christ. But for the cause of Christ, and because of God’s incredible grace and love, Peter’s story ended well. No matter how deep and numerous our failures are, our story can end well too.

Tomorrow, next month, and next year, I’ll have some cell phone frustrations. Failure will be part of the story we all write. But it should never be the end of the story. Peter’s life moved beyond chapter twenty-six. Whatever holds you back from effectiveness for Christ can be overcome. Determine that your next chapter will be filled with growing deeper in love with the Father, and with others.

Confess, submit and then live in the freedom of God’s forgiveness, grace and love!

By the way, I wonder what Peter would have done with a cell phone?!

What are you most radical about? Without a doubt, most people have something that causes passion, joy and excitement.  Living in Northeast Ohio (where the sun never shines, and it is always cold) has shown me just how passionate people can be about their sports teams.  Several years ago, the beloved Indians sold out 455 games in a row. If your passion is music, people know it. If your passion is sports, others know it. If your passion is Christ, it is obvious.  If you are old enough, you can probably remember the man who always took a prominent place at athletic events with a colorful afro and John 3:16 on a card. His tactics may have been too radical for you and me, but no one could doubt his passion.

This week I have pondered a lady from the Gospels that was, shall I say, radical. Now, I don’t believe that she stood in public places with multi-colored hair, but I do believe that her love for her Lord resulted in a demonstration that we would call radical and maybe even reckless.  Her name was Mary, the sister of Martha and Lazarus. She was mentioned rarely in the Gospels. However, the depth of her love for Jesus in anointing Him with expensive perfume was chronicled in three Gospels and is remembered and discussed even today.

At dinner with Jesus, and several others, Mary took a beautiful alabaster jar of expensive perfume and broke it. Combining the gospel accounts indicates to us that she anointed His head and His feet.  She anointed and massaged His feet and even wiped them with her hair. Talk about radical; the perfume could have been sold for a year’s wages, and the money given to the poor. To top it off, letting down her hair publicly was something that Jewish women normally wouldn’t do. Loose hair was a sign of loose morals.  The disciples were indignant, and scolded her for what they saw as a wasteful act. But the Savior quickly came to her defense. His words of affirmation concluded with, “I tell you the truth, wherever the Good News is preached throughout the world, this woman’s deed will be remembered and discussed.” (Matthew 26:13)

Ridiculed by others, or affirmed by Jesus … which would you choose? I am afraid that all of us struggle with the acceptance of others, at the expense of being affirmed by Christ.  He may not call you and me to wear colorful afros in public, but He is calling us to be distinctive, and yes, even radical. Reading about Mary this week caused me to reflect on the Steve Green song, Broken and Spilled Out. The words from the first two stanzas reflect what should be the heart cry of every Christ-Follower.

One day a plain village woman
Driven by love for her Lord
Recklessly poured out a valuable essence
Disregarding the scorn
And once it was broken and spilled out
A fragrance filled all the room
Like a prisoner released from his shackles
Like a spirit set free from the tomb

Broken and spilled out
Just for love of you, Jesus
My most precious treasure
Lavished on thee
Broken and spilled out
And poured at your feet
In sweet abandon
Let me be spilled out and used up for Thee

None of us can live yesterday over. We can’t change missed opportunities (and we all have them). Living radically today may come at a cost.  You and I have to determine if the price is worth the affirmation of the Savior. I believe the answer is obvious.

I saw layers upon layers when I consumed yesterday’s reading (Matthew 25:14-30).  Just as every word that Jesus breathes possesses deep meaning, every story He tells has layers upon layers. 

In this story about bags of gold, I saw the truth of the uneven distribution of “wealth.”  This truth goes beyond the one we were all told as a child, that life isn’t fair.  This is the very real truth that God is not an “average” God.  There is no calculated sum of His “wealth,” and He does not divide it by the quotient of all souls for all time, to distribute it evenly among them.  Some are given more, period.  You or I might actually be one of them.  Some are given less, yes.  Does this story speak to us if we are one of those?

In this story about bags of gold, I also saw the fear of God.  Not the kind that is the beginning of wisdom (Proverbs 9:10), but the kind that is boldly illustrated in the servant who was given one bag.  In the narrative of that servant, I saw a view of God that I have possessed before, and would easily possess again, when I stray from walking in close communion with Him.  I saw an untrue and unhealthy type that is paralyzed by the fear that God will be angry if I lose even a “penny” of what He has given me.  And that fear goes far beyond “wealth” to the all-encompassing posture of cowering or hiding in the presence of a God I have just disappointed or failed.  Does this resonate in the past or present of your own life?  Do you see the first man and woman as the place where this thread that is common to all of us began?  Can you picture their hiding?  How about yours?

In this story about bags of gold, I saw that it is right and proper to place quotes around the “wealth” that Jesus uses as a central element in His parable.  In one very real sense, this story does speak to our stewardship of the material wealth which has been entrusted to us by the hand of our Creator.  I believe, however, this story about bags of gold speaks more so of the here and now, kingdom of God and the “wealth” that is our God-gifted talents and the Spirit within us.

Are we spending our wealth investing in the work of the kingdom … or are we hiding it?  Are we  crippled by the thought of being given less? Are we convinced that our portion is too small to be of any eternal good?  Are we fearful of failing the Master?

So much in so little.  This is true of this story, and so much more true of the potential we have with what we’ve been given, when we spend it in the work of the kingdom.  He is the one who does it, but He wants to do it with, and through us.  Whether 10 bags or 4, Jesus makes no distinction.  His answer to both servants (Matthew 25:21, 23) was exactly the same.  His rebuke and judgement was reserved for the servant who hid and returned only the original measure of his “wealth.”  What did you see in that story?  And what are you doing with the bag(s) of gold He has given you?

If you have heard of Maria Panteleyvna, I would be very surprised. She prayed for many years about a particular issue, and eventually it came to pass. Her prayer demonstrated to me the kind of faith that trusts God for the impossible. But more about her later! Earlier this evening, I received a call from a friend in another state who is determined to conquer an issue in his life. He is determined to have victory, but the lack of faith in himself was dwarfing His faith in Christ. You and I have had similar struggles, I’m sure, but it doesn’t have to be this way. Our role is to trust Him by faith; and rest assured He knows when and how to act. Is your faith in yourself dwarfing your faith in Him?

My knowledge of Maria Panteleyvna is very limited. I don’t know much about her faith,other than she prayed for her son, and made him cakes at his birthday decorated with the words “Christ is Risen”. Oh, by the way she prayed that her son would bring down communism. His name happened to be Mikhail Gorbachev. Before you have cynical thoughts, ask yourself; “do I believe in a God that can do the impossible”? I don’t claim to have a handle on everything faith, or the fall of communism, but I know God desires that you and I live by faith. I wonder how many people have accepted Christ since the “Wall came Down”. Thanks for praying Maria! (Russia may be trying to rise again, but the God who loves all mankind has not changed.)

Centuries before the Iron Curtain collapsed; there were walls that kept the children of Israel from Canaan. They faced an impossible task, and God gave them instructions that would be humanly absurd in any century. You and I would have viewed the situation as hopeless. By faith they obeyed God, however. “By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them for seven days” (Hebrews 11:30). I wonder what it was like on the seventh day when the walls came down. God was not then, nor is He today limited by man’s ability. He simply wants us to live with eyes of faith that can see the impossible.

You probably have (as I do) some walls that will never come down, humanly speaking. You even speak eloquently of faith, while believing your walls are just too strong, even for God (oops, I shouldn’t say that). Do you believe that God can do the impossible? Are the walls of Jericho and the fall of communism just good history lessons? No! You have before you an opportunity to trust God by faith for your own walls to come down. Pray, and never stop believing that God can bring them down.

Ronald Reagan said, “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.”  I choose to believe that behind all the walls that fall are lots of Maria’s praying. I also believe that God would be pleased if you and I would be simple enough to attack our walls by faith. Let the legacy of your life be “by faith …“, and may your walls come down!

Last week’s calendar informed all of us that spring had arrived.  However, I just don’t feel in the “spring mood” yet.  After a winter of frigid days and snow (and more snow), I am ready for some real “spring- like days”.  This morning our temperature was in the mid-twenties, and small particles of snow were drifting through the air. Depressing!  Our church service opened this morning with a pastor sharing that spring had arrived, but it was still snowing.  I can’t control the weather, and there are innumerable other areas of my life that are outside the parameters of my control. However, that doesn’t change the fact that I (and you) battle with wanting control, and try to make all of life fit the way I (you) perceive it should.  Why is it that we readily accept God’s sovereignty over life and weather, but we still want it sunny on a rainy day and seek to fix (and control) others and circumstances?  I certainly don’t have all the answers, but I trust words that encouraged my journey over the last week, will help you also.

About a year ago, a friend shared words with me from a wonderful book called Jesus Calling, by Sarah Young.  At Journey onWord we are focusing this year on the words of Jesus, and this book gives great insight to how the author views Jesus relating to us. I gave it to my wife, Genel as a gift, and the more she talks about it, the more I keep reading it myself.

“Exert your will to trust Me in all circumstances. Don’t let your need to understand distract you from My Presence. I will equip you to get through this day victoriously as you live in deep dependence on Me”.  (March 18)

“However, fear can block the flow of My Strength into you. Instead of trying to fight your fears, concentrate on trusting Me. When you relate to Me in confident trust, there is no limit to how much I can strengthen you.”  (March 21)

Every one of us battles some fear; we also struggle to understand things that are out of our control. And in the process of trying to fix (and control) others and our circumstances, fear and understanding become even bigger issues.  We tend to fear what we can’t control.  And not understanding why situations happen, or why God allows certain trials, can cause intense emotions.  I personally find that my natural (and wrong) tendency is to fight my fears and figure out what I can’t understand.  In the course of this week, I was deeply challenged with Sarah Young’s words; “fear can block the flow of My Strength into you.” Could it be that we actually block what we want so deeply? For me, the answer was “yes!”

Note the answer to our struggle: “I will equip you to get through this day victoriously as you live in deep dependence on Me. When you relate to Me in confident trust, there is no limit to how much I can strengthen you.”  Deep dependence and confident trust are very spiritual objectives.  When they go from objectives to spiritual realities, something amazing is going to happen.  As you look at these words, don’t think perfection, but direction.  Seek Him today with deep dependence and confident trust … and then tomorrow, and the next day.

I don’t understand why my friend’s wife got really sick this week, my wife’s aunt has devastating cancer, or why over 200 souls are unaccounted for from a Malaysian airliner. But you and I can live today with a trust in His Strength and Power.  And when we do, peace will come!  … and hopefully, spring will too!

Do you ever feel that words like faith, prayer and trust are great for church, but lose relevance in your daily routine? You may have accepted Christ as your Savior, but somehow your practice isn’t matching your position. For you, living by faith has become wishful thinking, and praying is more from obligation than from faith. You are not alone, and a look back through history would reveal that your struggle is probably more the norm, than the exception. However, it doesn’t have to be this way.

In a great little book that I have read and re-read, Secrets of the Vine, Bruce Wilkerson explains that all believers are destined for fruit. Our lives should bear witness (fruit) of a life change. Even so, there will be times when our passion and faith seem to weaken. Mr. Wilkerson, like you and I, went through a season where his passion and faith hit a crisis point. But he did something about it.

Henry Blackaby, in his book Experiencing God, shares a story about a 19^th century pastor who saw God’s people discouraged, not living by faith and weak in prayer. Sound familiar?!

“George Mueller was a man who determined that God could meet his needs, and lived like it. Accept his journey as an example of what you can experience.  When Mueller felt God leading him to undertake a project, he prayed for the resources needed but told no one of the need. He wanted everyone to know that God had provided for the need in answer to prayer and faith, not in response to fund-raising. During his ministry in Bristol (England), he started the Scriptural Knowledge Institute for the distribution of Scripture and for religious education. He also established an orphanage.

By the time of his death, George Mueller had been used by God to build four orphanages that cared for two thousand children at time. In all, more than ten thousand children had been provided for through the orphanages he started. In addition, Mueller had distributed more than $8 million that had been given to him in direct answer to prayer. Yet when he died at ninety-three, his possessions were valued at only $800.”

Wow!  Mueller had a simple faith. He believed God would answer prayer. He obviously made the Father his first priority. Two centuries later Bruce Wilkerson also made a decision that God would be his first priority. And by the way, Wilkerson then wrote a book that literally helped encourage millions of people. You know it as The Prayer of Jabez which was published several years ago. What worked for Mueller and Wilkerson will work for you. The place of first priority is not where God fits into the lives of most Christ-followers. How about you? If you are in a season of weary faith and unanswered prayer, you can do something about it.

I can absolutely promise you … make Him your first priority and your life will change. God has poured the blessings of heaven on men like Mueller and Wilkerson down through the ages. He wants to do the same for you and me. But the choice is ours! Will He be our first priority, or just another part of our already crowded agenda?  Our Lord wants to answer your prayers, build your faith and give you joy. Don’t make Him a priority; make him your first priority!

It has happened to you, and it has happened to me.  Someone has tried to trap us with words. In a less than noble manner, there was intent to use our words against us.  Sad, but true!  And once it happens, there is a tendency to never fully trust the “trapper” again. This morning I was thinking about how the Pharisees sought to trap Jesus with words, and how masterfully He answered their question.  While thinking about His wisdom, I remembered a not-so-comfortable exchange that unsettled me thirty years ago.

My wife and I were working for a Christian organization in Florida, and the leaders left town for a seminar right after a potentially high-profile decision filtered to the press. That decision? … Our students weren’t allowed to attend a Michael Jackson concert in Miami.  He could moon walk all he wanted, just not with our students in attendance!  Somehow the decision leaked to the news media (did I mention that our leaders were away?!), and I got a call from a Canadian radio station. Before I could catch my breath, my words were in total “trapped mode” as we were viewed as  radical, ultra conservative … you name it. I was about 30 years old and no match for the masterful trapper.  Totally over-matched and being trapped with words was not fun.

When I look at how Jesus countered the trappers in Matthew 22:15-22, I am impressed with both His words and His wisdom. As you read the verses from The Message translation, note the trap, His wisdom, and His words.

That’s when the Pharisees plotted a way to trap him into saying something damaging. They sent their disciples, with a few of Herod’s followers mixed in, to ask, “Teacher, we know you have integrity, teach the way of God accurately, are indifferent to popular opinion, and don’t pander to your students. So tell us honestly: Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not?” 

Jesus knew they were up to no good. He said, “Why are you playing these games with me? Why are you trying to trap me? Do you have a coin? Let me see it.” They handed him a silver piece. “This engraving—who does it look like? And whose name is on it?” They said, “Caesar.”

“Then give Caesar what is his, and give God what is his.” The Pharisees were speechless. They went off shaking their heads.

It was an unholy alliance that sought to trap Jesus. Disciples of the Pharisees and Herodians were not close; they were enemies. But in this specific circumstance they are aligning themselves to trap Jesus. The Pharisees opposed the poll tax. The Herodians were a political group who supported a Roman backed Herodian dynasty. Jesus was definitely trapped. The words, “Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not?” placed Him in a precarious position. Opposing the tax would place Him at odds with the Romans. Approving the tax would cause Him trouble with the Jews. He was trapped … a Catch 22 … a no-win situation!  With a stroke of genius He stated, “Then give Caesar what is his, and give God what is His.” With great wisdom, His words silenced the two groups … and they went away confounded.

The real intent of the dialogue with Jesus was not to ascertain His view on paying taxes to Caesar. Their purpose was to trap, but Jesus masterfully and truthfully answered their loaded question. And in the process, gave us all a timeless, capital “T” Truth for our lives today. Christ-followers are to honor and obey the “Caesar’s” of their day (and that includes paying taxes). At the same time, our first allegiance is to God … and God alone. Wisdom responds vertically to our Father and horizontally to those in authority.

On a personal level, I am thrilled that God offers His followers wisdom (James 1:5). And reading the words of Jesus continues to supply me with that wisdom, and is my perfect portion of daily bread. You and I can navigate the traps by applying His wisdom and grace. Sure, we won’t do it perfectly, but we can respond to the “trapper” as He did.

Will you allow me one last personal insight from this passage?  Jesus dealt with the trap in a straight and forthright way. It is easy to ignore, avoid, or even retaliate when words are meant to trap us. Follow his example to be truthful, not tricky.  His wisdom speaks truth, and only confounds the heart and mind that chooses not to believe.

Have you ever gotten to the point where you cried out, “I’m at my wit’s end!” Those words have probably exited the lips of all of us. Sometimes our frustration comes from others, but often it comes from within. When our life hits a hard patch, it is good to know that we have someone who understands. However one of the difficulties we all endure is a willingness to share our real pain and frustration with anyone else. We often are embarrassed (what will they think of me?), and at other times there is a sense in our spirit that no one really understands or cares. In my reading this morning I was reminded afresh of the One who cares and understands. Later, I had the opportunity to reflect on the old hymn of the church, “No One Understands Like Jesus”.

As you read this article, honesty is necessary. My assumption is that we all have internal and external battles. Our “church masks” often cover the real battles we face. But the truth is that we all have moments of being at our wit’s end. In the inevitable seasons of temptation or trial, we can be our own worst enemy. We all need others to understand us, and give good counsel. It is wonderful to have others in our lives to share struggles with, but No One Understands Like Jesus.  Let me prove my point.

Hebrews 4:15-16
For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are-yet was without sin. Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

Our High Priest is Jesus, and He is fully God and fully man. He experienced the struggles of life just like we all do. In His life on earth, Jesus knew what it was to be tired, hungry and face intense temptation, yet without sin. I appreciate Warren Wiersbe’s counsel on these verses in his commentary: “After all, a sinless person would feel temptations and trials in a much greater way than you and I could ever feel them. Christ was tempted, yet He did not sin; and He is able to help us when we are tempted. If we fail to hold fast our confession, we are not proving that Jesus has failed. We are only telling the world that we failed to draw on His grace and mercy when it was freely available to us.”

We all know how frail we are, and what our wit’s end feels like. But in Christ, we don’t walk the journey alone. He sympathizes with us, and wants to help us. Remember, He understands. No matter what causes you to struggle, His desire is always the same: come to the throne of grace, receive His mercy and find grace to help. Let the last verse of an old anonymous poem sum up my thoughts.

Are you standing at Wit’s End Corner?
Then you’re just in the very spot
To learn the wondrous resources
Of Him who faileth not;
No doubt to a brighter pathway
Your footsteps will soon be moved
But only at Wit’s End Corner
Is the “God who is able” proved.