irony
indeed we live in a world of contradictions.
how is it that the faith of one quadraplegic man-- who also suffers from diabetes, is blind in one eye and has one leg amputated, has cardiovascular ailments and has wires in his chest to hold his sternum together-- surpasses so many of us physically fit people?
how is it that he sits up on the stage in his wheelchair with no sensation in his limbs, yet feeling the warmth of the Holy Spirit within him, while we sit comfortably on those cushioned benches, with hardly an expression or stirring?
how is it that the faith of one quadraplegic man-- who also suffers from diabetes, is blind in one eye and has one leg amputated, has cardiovascular ailments and has wires in his chest to hold his sternum together-- surpasses so many of us physically fit people?
how is it that he sits up on the stage in his wheelchair with no sensation in his limbs, yet feeling the warmth of the Holy Spirit within him, while we sit comfortably on those cushioned benches, with hardly an expression or stirring?
2 Comments:
sometimes it is precisely adversity that sensitizes the soul to spiritual promptings. tis true when they say that "blessed are the weak and poor" because it is these people who will most acutely feel the need for god.
it is harder to remember that you are a weak wretched sinner in need of grace when you're rich, healthy and blessed.
yes i suppose that is true. when we have all we need/want.. we somehow forget about God.
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