Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Are you strong enough to be weak?

The Savior, the all-powerful King of the world, came into the world powerless, as an infant and the son of a poor family (Mark 6:3), and left the world powerless on the cross when He was nailed to it.

Our pride tells us that we have to be strong all the time, that our thorns and faults are what keep us from attaining intimacy with Jesus. Paul begs that the thorn be removed from his side, but Jesus says, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness” (2 Cor 12:9). It is precisely in our weakness and powerlessness that God desires to dwell. Why?

Jesus profits from our faults because they empty us; so much so that Grace has to be infused. It becomes no longer our strength but Jesus’ strength. Our thorns keep us small, cleansing us from self-sufficiency and remind us of our continuous need for Jesus. So, we don’t have to hide from him but rather turn to him and allow him to meet us in our brokenness.

Spend some time praying the Litany of Powerlessness