True is the Lord. Far from behind, not out of my face, but not away from me, ♪ Thy servants with Thy rock thou hast ♪ ♪ Ever been to me ♪ ♪ O Lord of my salvation ♪ lead me not, nor forsake. Love me, my parents, virtually, the Lord will be amazed. O Lord, instruct me in my way, to be a leader be. In a plain path, be not a host, that Thou didst prepare to me. Give me not to my enemy's will, for it bestows that I Against the wisdom of man's touch, and without cruelty. My faith can have less than time, Many will come to see. The Lord's a good messenger and open that living way. Wait on the Lord and be thou shown, and he shall strengthen forth. Unto thine heart, yea, do thou wait, I say along the door. Well, let's continue in our series in Peter. Tonight we come to 1 Peter, chapter 2, by way of text, verse 21. For even here unto where ye called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps. Dear congregation, Jesus said, learn of me, for I am meek and lowly in heart. When we consider the sufferings of Christ, we have much for our aid in the way we are to suffer. He was meek and lowly, as we will consider in these words tonight from verses 22 through to verse 23. In view of these things, Jesus says, learn of me. What a blessing to have heard his voice, come unto me. And through grace we went unto Jesus. and we sat down spiritually at his feet. He's our master now, and we're ready to further learn of him. Come unto me, learn of me. Each and every day, let us get down on our knees in a spiritual way and learn from him. Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, as a disciple or pupil, let us be ready and willing to obey our master. Now he is the great teacher. He is the one that calls us to himself, to sit down and to learn from him. He's the great teacher, but he's also the lesson, isn't he? Learn of me for I am meek and lowly in heart. Let us learn from him tonight and day by day. We're to be walking. Thankfully, we are walking to heaven. We walk in this world. How are we to walk? Well, we have Christ as our example. How are we to suffer? We have Christ as our example. And we read here in verse 21, for he even here unto where he could, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example that he should follow his steps. Here's the example. we are to follow. Now if you consider this section, the Apostle Peter is speaking to servants. Verse 18. Remember last time we considered verse 17 as a summary. Honour all men, love the brotherhood, fear God, honour the King. We are to have a respect to those that are in the foreign render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's and unto God the things that are God's. In this section he's addressing servants and he's showing to them how they are to suffer. They will suffer when he shows to them how they are to suffer. And when we consider these things, it's so important, isn't it? We know we're going to suffer. It may be you will suffer in the workplace. You consider these servants, they were suffering when their masters did them ill. But the vital thing is how we suffer. where we have the example of Christ. Let's just pick it up from verse 18. Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the fruit. For this is thank worthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure we suffering wrongfully. For what glory is it If, when ye be buffered for your faults, ye shall take it patiently. But if, when ye do well and suffer for it, ye take it patiently. This is acceptable with God. And we consider what the Lord is looking for, and what is pleasing to Him, that we suffer in the right way. We've done no wrong, maybe in the workplace, the community. we suffer for it though and we suffer well what do we mean but if when you do well and suffer for it you take it patiently for this is acceptable with God he's pressing these things home and to help them to suffer in the right way He presents to them the example of Christ. You see how it follows on, verse 21, for even here unto where ye call, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps. That ye should follow his steps. Now we consider here that we're a servant, but it's to all of those people, isn't it? Because we're following Christ. He is the master. And he also is the lesson, as we see in Matthew 11. And we're to learn from him. We're to learn from him how we're to conduct ourselves in the workplace, in the community, in the home. And we're to learn from him how we are to suffer in times of difficulty. For even here unto where you called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps. in the steps of Jesus. Now, we have here the word steps. We think of a step, a footstep, to so step forward as to imitate Christ. We have that here, do we not? Leaving us an example that he should follow his steps. We're to observe, we're to consider, to be following Christ. Let us follow in his steps. Well, we'll consider first of all tonight, in the steps of Jesus, his sufferings. We need to focus on the sufferings of Christ because that's what Peter does from verse 22. How are we to suffer? Well, let's begin by considering how Christ suffered in his suffering. Secondly, in the steps of Jesus, his example. We consider his sufferings, how did he conduct himself in his sufferings? And we notice that in verse 22 and verse 23. And then thirdly, in the steps of Jesus, his people. We consider his sufferings, we have his example for us to follow. And so when we consider the sufferings of Christ and how he suffered, we're to be considering, this is the way I'm to follow him. This is the way I'm to conduct myself in this world. Well, let's consider first of all then, in the steps of Jesus, his sufferings. And as we think of this, just think of the sufferings of Christ as a whole. Does it not help us to conduct ourselves in this world? It may be hard for you on the morrow in the workplace, and we'll pray for you. It's not easy, is it, when you're falsely accused, maybe, laughed at, mocked. Just pause and consider Christ and what He suffered for you. For even Him unto where ye called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us in Well let's consider then first of all in the steps of Jesus, his sufferings. Let's remember, we remembered earlier around the table the sufferings of Christ. It's important to remember isn't it, so first of all that we would be more thankful. Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift, oh what a gift, he came, he took human nature we consider the sufferings of Christ as we follow him in the steps of his suffering, O to be thankful, O that our hearts would be moved, for it was our sin meant that he had Apostle Paul wrote in Philippians 2 verse 3, Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory, but in loneliness of mind. Let each sustain other better than themselves. Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others. Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, thought it not wrongly to be equal with God. that made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men. And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. You consider the humiliation of Christ? O consider he who was rich became poor. O consider him Let this mind being used as the apostle which was also in Christ Jesus, consider him. Be humble then as you consider the sufferings of Christ. Oh to remember, we've remembered at the table haven't we? This do in remembrance of me. We fought on him and what he did for us, continue to Consider, first of all, he came into this world. He humbled himself. He came into this world. He took human nature. Why? Because of our sin. Just consider, he was here upon earth. What love, what amazing grace. He came and his sufferings began. 2 Corinthians 8 verse 9, For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that he through his poverty might be rich. Fisher writes, He stooped so low that he might lift up sinners of mankind out of the horrible pits of miry clay into which they were plunged. He came Thou shalt call his name Jesus, for he shall save his people. He came into this world and his sufferings began. Or if we consider his humiliation, there's four parts. And the first part is we consider his conception and birth. He took human nature and he was born into this world. What a lucky sight to see a little one. But remember this, they're born into this world. They're not born into heaven, born into this world. And yes, there's delightful sights to admire, places to visit, but oh, there's much sorrow in this world. And there's sin in this world. You consider this, our Lord took human nature and he was born here in this world in which sin is. And right from his beginning here upon earth, that is when he took human nature. There were those that opposed him. It wasn't long before Herod desired his death. How amazing. Then consider estate, born of a poor woman. Oh, what he faced for this. Amazing. You consider he was born of a poor woman and he, the spotless one, was born of her who was a sinner. He, the spotless one, who knew no sin, verse 22, was born of a lady who was a sinner. Rona gets it wrong. They don't read Luke 1 do they? Well, Mary rejoiced in God her Saviour. Why did she rejoice in God her Saviour? Because she knew herself He was a sinner. He was born in a low condition. Only a manger could be found where animals were fed and watered. What do we read in Luke 2 verse 7? She brought forth her firstborn son. Just pause. He who is God took human nature and he's born. She brought forth her firstborn son. What a saviour. to go through that, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger because there was no room for them in the inn, laid in a manger. None of you can remember the place you were laid in, can you? You can't remember many things of those early days, can you? Maybe pictures, and you can begin to imagine, but you can't remember, can you? But I tell you, I'm sure it was a warm place, was for me on the other side of the forest born in Southampton and then I was transferred to Lindus and spent a few weeks there in Lindus what a lovely place Lindus is but I can't remember it but it would have been warm but think of the place your saviour he was laid in a manger a place where the animals were fed you wouldn't lay anybody in a manger would you you wouldn't even think of it You'd be horrified to think of anybody placing a baby in a manger. But your saviour, in humiliation, was laid in a manger. How much he loved you. What an example. He was born into this world. What humiliation, but then consider secondly, his life. He was born under the law. He gave obedience to the ceremony and judicial law, but particularly he was made under the moral law as our surety. And just consider this, he being God, framed the law along with the Father and the Holy Spirit. He framed the law, but he found himself under the law as a covenant. and that covenant had been broken by Adam. And there was the demand of perfect obedience and full satisfaction for the breach of the law. Under its command, we say, and secondly, under its curse. What a saviour to find himself under the curse of the law. How he suffered. Galatians 4 verse 4, But when the fullness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law. Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law. Verse 13, Be made a curse for us, for it is written, Cursed is everyone that hangeth on a tree. He who framed the law found himself under the curse of the law. Not for anything he had done, for he was the spotless one, the holy one. Luke 1 verse 35, Mary was informed of that. But because of me and because of you. Oh, how he suffered. Right from his incarnation. Thomas Boston points this out. He was dying in the style of the covenant at work. From his incarnation till they laid him in the tomb. He was under the curse when he was laid in the manger. What a fraud that is. As he grew up in Nazareth, he knew the comforts of Mary, his earthly mother. He knew the comforts of Joseph, but he was under the curse of the law. are we? There's no condemnation. We've been set free by the Son. John 8, consider your Saviour. Out of love to you, he found himself under the curse of the Lord. And he went forward day after day. He praised the Lord, yet he was under the curse of the Lord. Men consider everything. He was under the miseries of this life, the sinless infirmities. He knew hunger and thirst. He would cry out for food in the manger. He desired milk. He became hungry. He who created this world, whose fake and it was done, cried in the manger. Was hungry. It's not pleasant when you're hungry, is it? Jesus was hungry. What love for you. Consider he was weary by the well. John 4. You know what it is to be weary. Jesus knew what it was to be weary. Oh what he suffered. He's the one that is touched with the feeling bound in front. When you're weary, the first one that is touched is Jesus. or would love you would come into this world to suffer the sinless infirmities, to be weary for you, to be weary to understand you. Moving on, consider he suffered poverty as well. Matthew 8 verse 20, the foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man hath not where to lay his head. When you lay down tonight on your soft pillow, I take you have soft pillows. Remember Jesus, he didn't have a soft pillow because he loved you so much. He didn't have a place that he could call home night after night, not a regular place for so long. The foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests. but the son of man hath not where to lay his head? Yes, he spent many years at Nazareth, but in his public ministry, oh, he would sit down at times, and there was no pen for his head. But then consider, thirdly, he suffered the assaults and temptations of the devil, and the rebellion from those that oppose him here upon earth. Hebrews 12, verse 3, for consider him that endured such Consider him, we're following in his steps tonight, in his sufferings. What he faced, the devil would come and tempt him. The devil would assault him. Consider him in the Garden of Gethsemane. What a bruising attack was made on Christ. Our Lord informed the disciples just previously that the one was coming. And he came particularly in the Garden of Gethsemane. What a bruising attack. He was in agony. He was in agony because of my sin. He was troubled. He felt the wrath of God. It was increasing. The climax was hell free, but in the Garden of Gethsemane, it was increasingly more on his mind, the wrath of God. But also, he was in agony because of the bruising attack of the evil man. But he held his ground. Are we not thankful of blood. He held his ground. Consider him. Consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against themselves. How they rebelled against Jesus. How they mocked him. As you suffer, remember Jesus. They rebelled. They opposed him. They laughed at him. They accused him of sin. Consider him. But then we move on to consider the wrath of God. touched on it, but the wrath of God. He was born under a broken covenant. He was under the command but also the curse, but he was born under a broken covenant and he faced the wrath of God. Turn with me to John 12, verse 27, now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? Father save me from this hour, but for this cause came I unto this hour. My soul He had to take human nature. He as God could not know such trouble, but having human nature he could. Having human nature he could cry, having human nature he could weep, having human nature he could be weary and hungry, having human nature he could be troubled with the wrath of God. Are we not thankful he had human nature so he could redeem us? so he could face the wrath of God. He faced the wrath of God throughout his life, but the climax was Calvary. He began to intensify in the Garden of Gethsemane. Psalm 88, verse 7, thy wrath lie upon me, and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves, Seder. It lay on him, afflicted me, the waves of God's wrath. came crashing down upon his soul. His life, but let's go further. The third step, his death. Being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. What a death he faced. Treated as a criminal, falsely accused and sentenced to death. Under the curse, being charged with our sins, he faced Galatians 3 verse 13, Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us, for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree. He'd already known the wrath of God, but here was the great climax of his suffering when he so faced the wrath of God in all its intensity. As he hung there on the tree, as he hung there He knew such pain in his joints. As he hung there, people mocked him. There was the open shame. Oh, what he knew, such pain in his body, what pain in his soul. In the Garden of Gethsemane, he'd been heavy, such heaviness within. Oh, but that would intensify the calvary. He knew such a burden. He was forsaken and so he cried out, my God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? Oh, the death he faced, and then he died, bodily death. Just consider, we thought about the table earlier, His name Immanuel, God with us, He's God. He created this world. He made man. He gave life. And now in Calvary, He dies. What humiliation. How He was brought low, but what love to me. One of old wrote, give me a sight, O Saviour, of thy wondrous love to me, of the love that brought thee down to earth to die on Calvary. What love? What's the final step of this humiliation? It's after death, until resurrection. His soul went to glory, but his body remained lifeless. He took human nature. He who was God took human nature. He was born to this world. He faced death. His soul went to glory. Today thou shalt be with me in paradise, he says to the newly converted thief. His soul was in heaven. He knew joy there, but his body, limp, hanged, lifeless on the cross. What a saviour, who would know such. But that was not the end. The third day came and he rose victoriously. Oh, consider him in his steps, for even he went to where he called because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example that he should follow his steps. He suffered for us. We have the example, we'll consider this now in closing, but consider this, his sufferings are all behind him now. I am thankful he's suffered for me, but I'm also thankful for something else. It's all behind him now. You just consider if he had to die again, how could we bear the fall? And we would never know if God's justice was satisfied. But he's done it all. What did he say in Calvary? It is finished. Finished! The debt's covered! It's all passed now. I'm so thankful Jesus does not have to weep in agony because of my sin again. I'm so thankful that Jesus does not have to endure such a cruel death. I'm thankful that Jesus will never say again, not now, nor in eternity, my God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? It's all past. We're so thankful for that. And it reminds us he's the forerunner, and one day our sufferings will all be past. But here's the example, where we'll close here by just briefly considering the example, and then we'll continue next time. In his steps, his example. We think of his suffering, but consider his example, how he suffered as we close tonight. For even here unto where ye call, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example that ye should follow his step. These Christian servants were to give heed to the example of Christ. They were to consider his sufferings and consider how he suffered. And that's important, isn't it? When we live our lives, we're to be walking in the footsteps of Christ. Therefore, we need to consider how Jesus suffered. When men came against him, how did he respond? Well, look to him. Now we have here the word example, leaving us an example, an underwriting, a copy for imitation, an example. We're to consider, and it's what we're to be doing, as we consider these things, come with me to verse 22, who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth, who when he was reviled, reviled not again, when he suffered, he threatened not, but committed himself to him that judged righteously." Well, let's just briefly consider this as we close now. First of all, he did no sin. Just think of that. He was mothed. He was reviled. He did no sin. You know, one of the dangers is when we suffer is this, that we go and sin in our response. When somebody comes up to you and they're unkind, don't be unkind back to them. Don't sin. It's not easy, is it? And there's a battle with them. You know, when somebody comes to you and they say something so unkind that the old nature can have its way in us. And pride can arise in our hearts and we can sin. When someone does you wrong, think of carefully. And that Jesus died on the cross for your sin. When somebody says something wrong to you in the workplace, it's not easy, is it? And you know, there's something else I just want to respond. Can I ask you to think of Calvary and think then of your Savior who did no sin. You know, people can do us wrong. And then what do we do at times? We do wrong ourselves. Jesus, he did no sin. When the nails were driven through his hands by those soldiers, and Jesus was in such agony, Jesus did not have one bitter thought to the soldiers. How amazing. When they mocked him, when they spat on his face, not one bitter thought. No sin. who did no sin, neither was God found in their mouth. How are we to suffer by not sinning? That's what the Lord Jesus wants us to do. But consider secondly, he spake no God, no deceit in his mouth. Many spake in a deceitful way to him accused of his wrong. False witnesses come. We sang of it earlier, didn't we? We read of it in Matthew 26. But he spake receive. Speak the truth. Thirdly, he reviled not. We read in verse 23, and when he was reviled, reviled not again. Now Matthew 27 verse 39 we read, and they that pass by reviled him, wagging their heads. He didn't. He did not reproach. He did not vilify. He did not slander. He reviled not. Fourthly, he threatened not, we read in verse 23, Isaiah 53 verse 7, he was oppressed and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth, he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter and as a sheep before her shearers is done, so he opened not his mouth. He threatened not, he didn't open his mouth to threaten, no. He opened not his mouth. Sometimes we need to. Psalm 40, He had put a new song in our mouth. And there Christ on the day of resurrection, knowing that life, He's put a new song in my mouth. He brought me up from the horrible pit and from the miry clay. He thinks there is this suffering and He had put a new song in my mouth. Even praise unto the Lord. Jesus was singing on the day of resurrection. When he was reviled, when he was afflicted, he opened not his mouth. There's a time for sinning and there's a time for not saying one word in following Jesus. He held his peace. I remember a number of years ago, I received the TBS magazine quarterly record and I opened it and on the front page was the title of an article by Pastor Gerald Buss. He's the pastor of Chippenham. He's Daniel's grandfather. And the title of the article was this and I opened it just before the committee meeting. Aaron held his peace. I said to Mr. Buss at the break, I wonder what he was saying when I read that this morning. Aaron held his peace, and so I need to at times, and so you do. We need to hold our peace. He opened not his mouth. And then fifthly, what do we read at the end of verse 23? But committed himself to him that judgeth righteously. He trusted the Father. He committed it all to him. He left it with God, who judgeth righteously. What an example! When you are reviled, when you are laughed at, when you are spoken against falsely, leave it with God. Now this is amazing, isn't it? He would cry, my God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? Where is the loving, gracious presence of God? He so felt the absence of Calvary. but he trusted the Father. That's amazing, isn't it? We'll never get to the end of that in our understanding. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? But we read at the end of verse 23, but committed himself to him that judged righteously. Remember what we read in Luke 23, verse 46. And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit. And having said thus, he gave up the ghost. Where's the loving, gracious presence of God? But here's my soul, Lord. He committed himself to the Father. Can we not commit ourselves to the Father? We are not forsaken. His name is Emmanuel, God is with us. Commit your soul to Him. Commit it to Him. Roll the whole burden of life He's a father who will not leave you. What did we sing earlier in Psalm 27 and verse 9? O God of my salvation, leave me not, nor forsake. Though me, my parents, both should leave, the Lord will me uptake. The psalmist is saying, my parents could leave me, but not my heavenly father. And he will be there for you. and you have one to turn to. You consider the example of Christ, he committed it to the Father. Let's be committed to the Father. To your loving shepherd who is with you in the valleys. Remember the family fairness, there were four. The Lord was with those three friends and the Lord is with you. You committed to him, committed to the Holy Spirit who so loves your soul. Romans 15, He so loves you. The evidence is He points you to the Saviour again and again. He applies the Word. He brings the comfort of the Word. You committed to Him, committed to your Triune God. When you're suffering, bring it to Him. Don't lean on your own understanding, but lean on the solid rock. Lean on Him. who is the refuge in the wilderness. Well, this is the example of Christ. He did. No sin. Don't have one bitter thought when you're mocked. No guile. Don't deceive. Speak the truth. Don't revile. Don't threaten. There's a time for just remaining silent. You know, silence at times is powerful. righteously, here's my soul. Tell the Father, tell your trying God, here's my life Lord, here's my soul. Psalm 56, I bring my tears to thee, says the psalmist, put down my tears into thy bottle, he brings it to the Lord. He was suffering, he was like a fugitive, going from place to place because of the rage of soul, the unkindness of others, he commits it to the Lord. You committed to Him. Are you cast down with something? You're in the veil of affliction. Maybe somebody's been unkind to you. Maybe you're suffering in the workplace or the community. Committed to the Lord. You follow Jesus, and I tell you, you will not be disappointed. The Lord committed it to the Father because He knew All will be well. You can commit it to the Father. You will suffer. But you're not alone. In closing, just consider again, verse 21. For here unto, even here unto where ye call, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps. You think of one who's following the steps of another. The one they're following is with them. You consider a father. The father has a little child, and the father goes on the other side of the room. And the little child may wobble, but then with determination, takes a few steps. What does the father do? The father smiles, and then he goes to the child and helps the child, as the child takes a few more steps. He's with the child. He's with you. He holds your hand. Follow him in the steps of Jesus. Consider his suffering, what he did for you, and consider then how he suffered, and then follow in his steps. When somebody's unkind to you, walk on with Jesus. Amen. O Gracious God, what an example we have. We thank Thee that our Saviour came and suffered for us, and as we just walked a few steps again in His sufferings tonight, we are so thankful. As we have fought a little of these sufferings, how much He loved thee, and how much He loved us, for He suffered for us. And we thank Thee, O Lord, He is the less of this one. And we have learnt a little more tonight of how to suffer through how He suffered. Help us, O Lord, not to sin. Forgive us when we have sinned in our sufferings, when there was no cause to. We were suffering, but we responded evil for evil. O forgive us. Help us to keep quiet at times. Oh Lord, we don't have time, but Lord, it comes to our minds when Christ just withdrew himself quietly. May we know how to withdraw ourselves quietly. Oh, what a powerful thing to do. Help us to follow in his steps. Help us to commit all to thee. O Lord, how amazed we are! Where was the loving presence of Thee, he felt, yet still he trusted Thee? Lord, at times we may feel all alone, but we're not alone. We're not forsaken, but help us to trust Thee. and to go further and trust thee with our souls at death, like Jesus did. Help us to take steps after Jesus. Hold our hand, blessed Saviour, for we are weak, and strengthen our feet and our knees, and Lord, close the distance. Oh, for a closer walk with thee, O Lord, close the distance. Amen. We turn to our final praise, number 14 in the Psalter, verses 1 to 4, and the tune Go to Hebrews 10, and Hebrews 10 is like a preface to Psalm 40. And with Hebrews 10 you consider Christ. It's an amazing psalm, we haven't got time to go into it now. You should consider Christ and his sufferings on the day of resurrection, verse 3. His ministry here upon earth, later in the psalm. And in verse 7, his incarnation. The life of Christ. But just notice, I waited for the Lord my God, and patiently did bear, at length to me he did incline. Now verse 1 shows us how he suffered, as we consider tonight. We consider the sufferings of Christ, where he was waiting, he was looking to the Lord, and then he took me from a fearful pit and from them I reclaimed. So first of all we consider Christ, and then we consider the believer, the psalmist here, following Christ's example. Consider Christ and then the believer. Psalm 40, verses 1 to 4 in the Tudor calendar. Thy wings, then, open, O my God, and raise the living dead. And then to me He did incline My voice and pride to hear. He turned me from that fearful pit, and from them I reclaim. And on the road He set my feet, establishing my way. He puts a new song in my mouth, out of humanity's eyes. Many shall see it, and shall wear, and on the Lord rely. O blessed is the man who trusts upon the Lord with light. Respect it not, the proud nor such, and turn aside to lies. The Lord bless thee and keep thee. The Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee. The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. Amen.