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A Moment To Pause: Friday 7th August 2026
Welcome to A Moment to Pause. We join Anne Walker from the Friends Of Saint Eugene, Crewe.
Good morning. Today is Friday the 7th of August. The first Friday of the month.
Today's Gospel is taken from Matthew chapter 16, verses 24 to 28.
Today's Gospel gives us plenty to think about. Once again, Jesus is asking for us to follow him by following him, taking up whatever cross we have, we will have eternal life. This is what he promises us. Jesus gives us much to think about when he says, what profits a man If he gives the whole world
and loses his own soul? When our time comes, we will not be…
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