For I consider the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. Rome will be Paul’s final destination, several years after having written the Letter to the Romans. Already by the time of this writing, Paul had suffered a great deal of hardship and…

Let each of us please his neighbor for his good,to build him up. It is generally a simple thing for us to look after ourselves. That is not to say that we do not occasionally (at least) make poor choices regarding self-care, but rather to say that we have little problem thinking about ourselves. “Look…