Galatians 2:20-21

I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in my body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

Galatians 2:20-21

Strip from me - anything
that keeps me less than prone
my rights, they have been laid aside
Your most glorious throne

Pierce your sword - inwardly
May it cut all the way
The two-edged blade divides my will
There is no other way

Crucify - all of me
Myself, my rights, my pride
Help me Lord to always ask,
"Is this my chance to die?"

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my inspiration

“See in this, a chance to die.”

“See in this” – this provoking, this rebuke that should not have been – “a chance to die.” To self, and the pride that comes from defending self.

“See in anything” – anything that rouses you to claim your “rights,” or even to consider them at all – “a chance to die”…

Welcome anything that calls your only true position: “I have been crucified with Christ…” (Galatians 2:20)

A crucified life cannot be self-assertive. It cannot protect itself. It cannot be startled into resentful words. The cup that is full of sweet water cannot spill bitter-tasting drops, however sharply it is knocked.

Amy Carmichael, Gold by Moonlight, pp. 80-81.