Hard Truth
A reading for Friday, August 7, 2015: Mark 9:14-29.
Perhaps the hardest truth for committed Christians is the simple truth that we are not the Savior. Our control is limited. Our ability is dependent on God. If there are to be miracles, they will not be based on us but on God.
Jesus tells the disciples to pray, and we too are disciples. Sometimes prayer is merely the acknowledgment of this hard truth: God we need you...
Perhaps the hardest truth for committed Christians is the simple truth that we are not the Savior. Our control is limited. Our ability is dependent on God. If there are to be miracles, they will not be based on us but on God.
Jesus tells the disciples to pray, and we too are disciples. Sometimes prayer is merely the acknowledgment of this hard truth: God we need you...
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