Roman Catacombs

*Sang our morning song one last time

Lessons from the trip:
-Victory in Christ
-Transforming Power
-splendor/grandeur of God
-the Body = 1
-His faithfulness

*St. Paul's Church

*Walking thru the Catacombs was a surreal experience, running my fingers along the rough volcanic rock and peering into slots in the wall that once held the bodies of early Christian martyrs.

-to even proclaim Christ thorugh your dying breath--saint with 3 fingers showing the trinity

2 Tim: hold fast to the hope of Christ (1:13)
the Word of God is not chained (2:9)
live vigilantly for Him
all will suffer persecution but God equips us
preach the Word! be watchful 4:2

*Summary prayer:
Lord you are so faithful!
From the example of the ealry Christian marty

rs--Stephen, etc.
From seeing how you chose Paul, a severe persecutor of the Christians, and transformed his life
To how you used Paul in megacities like Athens, Corinth, Ephesus, Thessalonica
You encouraged him at the moment he really needed it to press on and establish a Church there by the power of the Holy Spirit
You saved us from death--reaching into our sarcophagi and lifting us up to share in your Victory!
Thank you for the perseverance of the saints and for the unity through your Spirit
throughout the ages.