It’s such a small phrase, almost tender: “Lord, suffer me first…” Found in Luke 9:59, it’s the quiet rebellion of postponing obedience. The King James English softens it—suffer means allow. So the man is saying, “Lord, allow me first…” Not no. Just not yet. Not never. Just later. And in that gentle delay lies a …

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