Power Washed in Grace

~~~ Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time ~~~

~~~Ezekiel 2:2-5 ~~~ Psalm 123 ~~~ 

~~~ 2 Corinthians 12:7-10 ~~~ Mark 6:1-6 ~~~

 “My grace is sufficient for you,

for power is made perfect in weakness.” 

This verse holds such wisdom for all of us.

God does not seek our greatness or our perfection

before he comes to us, instead he seeks our weakness.

The most important figures in the Bible

all had their personal weaknesses.

Perhaps it is because of our weaknesses that God 

chooses us like them.

It is a lot like ironing or power washing.

Ironing always gives me a sense of accomplishment.

Right before your eyes the once wrinkled item

 is transformed into something smooth and lovely.

The finished item has been changed by heat and pressure.

Power washing removes the dirt and grime

 from a surface to making it clean once again.

If only God could come into our hearts with his power

 washer to cleanse away our weaknesses of sin.

God takes those who are 

'hard of face with obstinate heart'.

Those are the ones he reaches out to...

the ones he seeks.

...when I am weak, then I am strong.

It is in our weaknesses that God desires

 to give us the most grace.

Do not be discouraged in times of weakness,

instead tap into the power of his grace.

This grace washes away all weakness.

~~~Peace~~~