Paul the Apostle is traveling from his initial fields of missionary service, Asia Minor and Greece, toward Jerusalem. He hopes to deliver the offering he has collected from the churches he has established to the "mother" church in Jerusalem. After delivering the offering he hopes to travel through Rome on his way to Spain, where he may be able to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ to people who have never heard it before. As he draws nearer to Jerusalem he takes leave of the churches that he had founded previously. Many tears are shed with each good-bye.
Of whom am I taking leave today? Who are the folks I may never see again? What gift, what encouragement, and what hope may I offer?
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