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As you dwell on today's Gospel from Saint John, you might find these sermons helpful:

Divine Thunder by Fr Mead (2009)
Lift High the Cross by Fr Mead (2008)
The Hour Has Come by Fr Austin (2007)
The Law of Life through Death by Fr Mead (2006)

Collect:

O God, who by the passion of thy blessed Son didst make an instrument of shameful death to be unto us the means of life: Grant us so to glory in the cross of Christ, that we may gladly suffer shame and loss for the sake of thy Son our Savior Jesus Christ; who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

As you contemplate Christ's suffering, and perhaps your own, these sermons might help:

Passing Through Trials (2007) by Fr Mead
The Lord's Prayer, Part V (2003) by Fr Mead
My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me? (2001) by Fr Stafford

Collect:

O Lord God, whose blessed Son our Savior gave his back to the smiters and hid not his face from shame: Grant us grace to take joyfully the sufferings of the present time, in full assurance of the glory that shall be revealed; through the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.