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THURSDAY THOUGHT 2/5/09

Super Powers!
 
Rats!  God didn’t give me any super powers.  I figured that, once he snagged me, I’d be able to clean fish without a knife, scuba dive without a tank, heel well-worn shoes with a wave of the hand, or at least turn vinegar back into $30-a-bottle wine. 
 
Oh, actually, He did give me one super power:  The resilience of a Tommy Tippy cup and the determination of a Bobo Clown — a blessing of faith and strength, so that, no matter how many times I stumble and fall and trip over my huge, clay-encrusted feet, I’d have the ability to get up, bounce back, dust myself off, and rejoice in the unchanging love and forgiveness of the Lord.  Not a bad super power, when you think about it, actually.
 
This I know:  Our greatest “power” is the freely given gift of faith and forgiveness, which in turn imbues us with super strength and — I love this part — joy amid suffering and pain.  So, keep on tripping and falling and stumbling … and rejoicing. — jri
 
“Though you have made me see troubles, many and bitter,
    you will restore my life again;
from the depths of the earth
    you will again bring me up.
You will increase my honor
    and comfort me once again.”
        –    Psalm 71:20-21