THE CROWN OF GLORY

 

To the Elders among you,

I Appeal as a Fellow Elder

And a Witness of Christ’s Sufferings

Who will Share in the Glory

To be Revealed;

2 Be Shepherds of God’s Flock

That is Under Your Care,

Watching over them--

Not because You Must,

But because you are Willing,

As God wants You To Be;

Not Pursuing Dishonest Gain,

But Eager to Serve;

3 Not Lording it Over

Those Entrusted to You,

But Being Examples to the Flock.

4 And when the Chief Shepherd Appears,

YOU WILL RECEIVE THE CROWN OF GLORY

That will Never Fade Away.

5 In the same Way,

You who are Younger,

Submit Yourselves to your Elders.

All of You,

Clothe Yourselves with Humility

Toward One Another, because,

“God Opposes the Proud

But Shows Favor to the Humble.”

6 Humble Yourselves, therefore,

Under God’s Mighty Hand,

That He may Lift you Up in Due time.

7 CAST ALL YOUR ANXIETY ON HIM

Because He Cares for You.

(1 Peter 5:1-7, NIV)