Every offer or attempt I make to assist Christ with his work here is intrinsically inadequate or flawed or unnecessary when compared to what he can and does do.
Yet He graciously accepts it and consciously appreciates whatever is good about my offer or efforts even though He has already got everything and all eventualities planned for and covered.
Such is a model of gracious appreciation that I should follow more carefully.
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I read the following today, and it made me think of your post -
From "Stitches" by Anne Lamott: " ... God could do anything that God wanted, heal and create through weather or visions or the ever popular tongues of fire, but instead he chooses us to be the way, to help, to share, to draw close. To me, that is a terrible idea. No offense. Look at us. Look at the dry bones of the ruined people in Ezekiel. This prophet, who probably looked like a complete nut, had a vision of these bones coming back to life, becoming people again. His compassion and witness were the breeze that stirred them, the spirit, which is an infusion of energy, which is life. He roused them and got them back to their feet. Again, if there is a God, He or She does not need Ezekiel, [...] but instead chooses people. What a crazy system."
I like that. Real compassion and wise witness: a divine combination that engages the Holy Spirit into ministry in amazing ways.
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