The Wired Word for 05/10/2026  🔗 **Source:** [The Wired Word for 05/10/2026]() 📄 **Full text:** ![[Full Document Contents/Articles/The Wired Word for 05102026.md|The Wired Word for 05/10/2026 by The Wired Word]] ## Highlights - Ben Sasse hates cancer, but he is also grateful for it. His struggle has strengthened his faith, made him more dependent on God, and encouraged him to tell the truth. Use his story as an opportunity to discuss faith amid adversity and the importance of being a truth-teller. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01kr1kz6w30jqkn9famcakc020)) - Tags: 👻 ai highlighted - God calls the people "children of Abraham," a title that reminds them that God led Abraham from Mesopotamia to the Promised Land, just as he would bring them home from exile in Babylon. The phrase "do not fear" occurs frequently in Isaiah, and the words "I am with you" connect with the name Immanuel in 7:14, which means "God is with us." In difficult times, God's presence and strength are promised. Our challenge is to be the people he calls "my servant." ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01kr1kz6wk5wby1jzf792emzb4)) - Tags: 👻 ai highlighted - We do this by "bearing with one another in love" (v. 2) and "speaking the truth in love," even when we face divisive issues in church and in society. When faced with contentious topics, Paul instructs us not to attack each other, not to undermine each other, not to try to gain victory over each other, but instead to bear with one another … in love. When we bear with one another, we discover that Christians can work together on important issues, even when we do not always see eye-to-eye. When we speak the truth in love, we speak honestly without belittling or beating up the people who disagree with us. This enables us to "grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ." ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01kr1kz6x6jrg026d3cyz4ddct)) - Tags: 👻 ai highlighted