O Lord our God, whose blessed Son gave his back to be whipped and did not hide his face from shame and spitting: Give us grace to accept joyfully the sufferings of the present time, confident of the glory that shall be revealed; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and…
The Rev. Dr. Michael Matlock is the rector of Christ Anglican Church in Cashiers, North Carolina.ย He was previously a professor of Inductive Biblical Studies, Old Testament and Early Judaism at Asbury Theological Seminary,ย where he also served as the chair of the Department of Inductive Biblical Studies and co-director of the Anglican Formation and Studies program.
