Super Human Christians Tony Robinson When he looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward him, Jesus said to Philip, Where are we to buy enough bread for these people to eat? He said this to test him . . . Philip answered him, Six months wages would not buy enough bread for each of them to get a little. - John 6:5-7 I cant do this!, protested a young woman about whom I care a great deal. Tears of frustration welling up at the corners of her eyes. The this in question was a little vague but clearly overwhelming. Something like a hungry crowd thundering in your direction, expecting you to feed them when youve nothing, or next to nothing, left to give. This could have been the young womans insistent, into-everything not quite two-year-old. It could have been her job, where she was tasked with managing the unmanageable. Maybe it was being a wife and trying to have something like a relationship with her husband when both were stretched to their limits. Likely it was all of the above, and more besides. I cant do this, she exclaimed. To which a wise mentor (that would not be me!) responded, No, you cant; you cant do this. Pause. Then, but God can. Is that a glib, an easy answer? Or is it profound wisdom? It could be the former, but it strikes me as the latter. Sometimes -- often -- we take too much on ourselves. Sometimes we imagine that what it means to be a good Christian is to do it all -- to perfection -- without breaking a sweat. Christians as super-humans. Then when we find we cannot do it all we get angry with life or with God or those closest to us. In frustration we protest, I cant do this! At which point God doesnt call us failures, or worthless. God says, Right, so glad youve come to your senses. Let me help. Let me be God for you. You just be human -- thats plenty. Prayer 🙏 At least sometimes, Holy One, when we find ourselves at the end of our rope, theres a reason were there. Grant us grace to let go and let you be God for us. Amen.
Posted on: Thu, 13 Mar 2014 09:37:37 +0000
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