But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me.
Here Paul is talking about a "thorn" or challenge in his life that he has been given. There was something that is unnamed that was tormenting Paul. It could have been illness, it could have been aggravation that existed in his ministry. The reply that he receives is that God's grace is enough.
Today's Comments:
I can't help but go back to the challenge that my wife's Multiple Sclerosis played in our lives. I don't think that God caused it, but I do think that God allowed it to work to improve the lives of others, including myself, who knew her. When He was through using her for His purpose, he called her to Heaven so that she could claim her reward.
Norma's weakness inspired me to be an advocate on her behalf and on the behalf of veterans for whom I now hope to serve as a Deacon in the church. For many others from Blessed Sacrament who visited her on a regular basis, her attitude taught people how to minister. Her caring for me and them taught all of us what it means to care for somebody and how it feels to be cared for.
I never thought that I would meet somebody who cares for me as much as Norma did. But I think that I may have come close. Actually, there are two people. One is a wonderful friend from Arizona and the other is becoming more than just a wonderful friend. It is for that reason, I have not had time to update my blog. She is here in the U.S. and will be returning to the Philippines to work on her mission project, in which I have become involved. I may, through friends at church, be able to find an interested party who will want to use the 2.5 acres that she wishes to donate for missionary use.
What happens from here is difficult to predict. But I am sure that my future will be revealed in time.
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