Sermon Illustrations for Proper 7 | OT 12, Cycle B (2018)
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1 Samuel 17:(1a, 4-11, 19-23), 32-49
To the fear that Saul and Israel seemed to feel as Goliath threatened them (v.11), John Wesley noted that “As the best, so the bravest of men are no more than what God makes them.” (Commentary On the Bible, p.189) He remarked about David’s improbable victory, noting that “Thus does God often do great things for His people by the weak things of the world.” (Ibid.) World-renowned 20th century theologian Karl Barth sees David’s slaying of Goliath as an instance of the foolishness of God being wiser than human beings, that the weakness of God is stronger than we are (Church Dogmatics, Vol.I/2, p.678). Americans do not believe these things.
A Rasmussen national survey conducted 5 years ago revealed that 86% of Americans believe we are responsible for our own success, that it comes with making the right decisions. Not much room for God and miracles when you think that way.
Mark E.
1 Samuel 17:(1a, 4-11, 19-23), 32-49 and Psalm 9:9-20
We all love to hear that someone has overcome tremendous odds. We love the miracle of healing from a seemingly terminal illness, the one who walks after a serious injury -- against all odds. We love the firefighter or police officer that saves the individuals everyone thought was lost. Maybe the source of that admiration is the story of David’s defeat of the Philistine Goliath. It is an amazing story. Well worth our consideration, but so are others.
I know a woman struggling with her faith because of a relative’s illness and the resulting amputation of a leg. The relative, however, has no crisis of faith. She firmly knows the presence of God allows her to have confidence about her future. I remember, in my own life, the anger I felt when my youngest brother was diagnosed and subsequently died of brain cancer at the age of 5. Funny, I was angry at God, but I never doubted that God was present and would listen to my anger and my pleas.
Maybe the underdog position is needed occasionally to remind us that we can overcome the odds our rational mind sets before us. After all, with God all things are possible.
Bonnie B.
1 Samuel 17:(1a, 4-11, 19-23), 32-49 and Psalm 9:9-20
Like North Koreans lined up behind their weapons including the “Goliath one” they are working on, we are only thinking of our country. The world is terrified of the atomic weapons they have developed and are working on. We have weapons also and some may be greater than theirs, but the thought of how many might die on both sides if there were a war is still terrifying. We pray that we may have a David who can take the head off their “warhead.” Then we don’t have to send many to die. Hopefully then we can live together as brothers.
Even if God is on our side and we are sure we must win, we still have fear of losses on our side and this is normal in any pending war and always has been. We also are aware of the sacrifices we may have to make and we still may have doubts. Even with God on our side we are not sure because sometimes it was God’s will that his people would lose to their enemy to punish them or teach them a lesson. As a country and as Christians we need to examine ourselves to make sure we are with God and have done nothing to disobey him.
No one is perfect, including us, so we must look to God to help us make friends with our enemy and not just settle for building our military.
Is our country threatening others with our power rather than trying to make friends? As a member our church what can we do -- besides pray and write letters to achieve God’s goal for America to make the country great!
Bob O.
1 Samuel 17:57--18;5,10-16
Regarding jealousy, which this lesson condemns, patriarch of the Kennedy clan Joseph Kennedy once claimed that “More men die of jealousy than of concern.” As an antidote to such jealousy, French playwright Francoise Sagan claims, “To jealousy, nothing is more frightful than laughter.” Billy Graham has written that the emotion of jealousy is a liar, that all that matters is that God loves us! Nothing to be jealous about, when you already have in that love all that you will ever need.
Mark E.
Psalm 9:9-20
Augustine gets to the heart of this lesson, when he claims: “... and so now all things are referred to the governance of Divine Providence, which fools think done as it were by change and at random...” (Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, 1/8:33). Regarding God’s concern for the poor articulated in the Psalm, he adds:
Mark E.
Psalm 133
Nineteenth-century German composer Felix Medelssohn said, “The essence of the beautiful is unity in variety.” Martin Luther King Jr. recognized that we cannot avoid this quest for unity, for “All men are interdependent... We are everlasting debtors to known and unknown men and women.” (A Testament of Hope, p.626) Twentieth-century French Catholic theologian Pierre Teilhard de Chardin insisted that such unity is a gift of God, the creation of love:
Mark E.
2 Corinthians 6:1-13
King Henry VIII of England sought an annulment from his wife Catherine. Catherine had borne no male heir to the throne, and had only one daughter, Mary. The pope would not grant the king the annulment he desired. Henry felt his marriage to Catherine was under a curse because of incest, since Catherine had originally been the wife of Henry’s older brother Arthur before Arthur’s death. After the death of Archbishop William Warham in August 1532, Thomas Cranmer was appointed as the Archbishop of Canterbury. Cranmer said the king did not need the permission of the pope as the universities could settle the question of incest. The universities granted the annulment and Henry was then free to marry Anne Boleyn. When Henry died his son, Edward VI, became king. This angered Mary who felt she should have taken the throne as queen. Edward was a Protestant. Mary was Roman Catholic. When it appeared that Edward was dying, Cranmer supported Edward’s cousin the Protestant Lady Jane Grey to be queen. Through political maneuvering Mary was able to become queen. Mary had Lady Jane executed and charged Cranmer with treason and heresy. In order to keep from being burned at the stake, Cranmer recanted his Protestant positions, but he soon realized he was still going to be executed. As Thomas Cranmer was being burned at the stake and realizing he should have held fast to his Protestant beliefs, he held the hand that signed his recantation in the flames so it would be first to be burned from his body. From the fiery platform Cranmer said, “This unworthy right hand.” Thomas Cranmer’s last recoded words, on Wednesday, March 21, 1556, as he stood amidst the flames, were, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”
Application: Paul instructs us that we are going to experience “afflictions” and “hardships” as we serve the Lord. We will find ourselves placing our right hand into the flames of persecution.
Ron L.
2 Corinthians 6:1-13
In 6:2 Paul quotes the prophet Isaiah when he quotes scripture: “At an acceptable time I have listened to you, and on a day of salvation I have helped you." (Isaiah 49:8) It is probably a good idea to take a closer look at this passage. It seems to be part of a dialog between God and Isaiah. And it may also be part of the Suffering Servant passages that seems to look ahead to the ministry of Jesus.
In that light look at what follows Paul's quote. God says, “I have kept you and given you as a covenant to the people, to establish the land, to apportion the desolate heritages; saying to the prisoners, 'Come out,' to those who are in darkness, 'Show yourselves.' They shall feed along the ways, on all the bare heights shall be their pasture; they shall not hunger or thirst, neither scorching wind nor sun shall strike them down, for he who has pity on them will lead them, and by springs of water will guide them.” (Isaiah 49:8-10)
I’m reminded of the words early in classic Isaiah -- "The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness-- on them light has shined." (9:2)
But these words to the prisoners also call to mind the portion of the Isaiah scroll Jesus unrolled and spoke about -- words looking to the Jubilee about which he asserted that "Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing." (Luke 4:21)
Perhaps in light of these several scriptures Paul’s urgent words to the Corinthians not to waste the opportunity given to them makes even more sense.
Frank R.
2 Corinthians 6:1-13
John Holmes once wrote, “There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up.” Being generous, going above what is expected is rare, but when it happens, it can touch lives. The Civil War is rarely described as uplifting or generous, but there are a few examples of generosity that are evident.
When he accepted the surrender of Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia in April 1865, Ulysses S. Grant offered generous terms that paroled Confederate soldiers and officers and allowed them to return to their homes. He even permitted the men to keep their horses and mules for use as farm animals. Grant believed leniency was critical to achieving a lasting peace, and he was furious when a federal grand jury later negated the terms of his agreement and charged Lee and several other Confederate generals with treason. During a subsequent meeting with President Andrew Johnson, he stated his intention to “resign the command of the army rather than execute any order to arrest Lee or any of his commanders so long as they obey the law.” Unwilling to lose Grant’s support, Johnson reluctantly dropped the case. The nation that had been ripped asunder in bloody civil war could begin to heal because of the kindness of the Union’s lead general, poured out to his adversaries.
As we read this passage in 2 Corinthians, we see that Paul and his companions have poured out their affections for the Christians in Corinth. They were unrestrained in doing so and were willing to pay whatever price to love and care for them.
Bill T.
Mark 4:35-41
I’m not crazy about being on the water. I don’t swim well and while I like to wade in the water and even swim, I’m not crazy about being in a boat, on a bridge or on a ferry. I truly understand the panic in the hearts and minds of the disciples. While some of them were fisherman, they also knew how treacherous water could be, had likely seen boats capsize or people drown. They didn’t want that fate. Also, I don’t think life preservers existed in those days.
Well maybe the life preserver in the boat was Jesus. Maybe their trust needed to be placed firmly in Jesus. When our “boats” of life are rocked by storms and tumult, to what do we cling? To our own strength or effort? To how we can rationally work it out? To the one standing beside us who is as frightened? Clinging to Jesus might be the answer. Maybe it is enough to know that in the rocking boat, we are not alone. The one who loves us and redeems us is there -- always and every day. Maybe I’ll take a drive over a bridge now.
Bonnie B.
Mark 4:35-41
There was great fear in Nepal during their earth quake. Even by some who had faith, there was fear and some of them did lose much including even members of their family. Much has been replaced since then. One thing that causes fear is: will God help us recover and when? Will he replace our home with another one that we will like. Will he give us friends to replace the missing?
When I went to the hospital with pneumonia, I wondered if Jesus was sleeping and if I could wake him to heal me. He woke me up after a couple weeks and healed me -- with a little help.
When we see our country surrounded by other countries who are trying to flood us with disasters and potential disasters to make us sink, we feel that Jesus is sleeping. We should know that he is there -- and that he cares about us! Where is our faith?
Where do we cry for help when trouble descends. Aside from our own prayers we can turn to our church. When I was in the hospital, my church prayed for me.
When I lay there in my bed worried about when I would get out and how my poor wife would have to help me and what would the doctor’s skill do for me. I worried about one thing after another. Finally I thought that I should be praying instead just worrying. I prayed for quite a while dumping my concerns on the Lord. Then I had a miracle -- yes it really happened! I got tired of praying and reached over to push the button on my TV to take my mind off my problems and suddenly on the TV, Jesus appeared filling the screen with his arms outstretched and he said, “Have no anxiety. Put your faith in me.” I had turned it on right in the middle of a religious movie. I can’t believe that was a coincidence! From that moment Jesus rose and calmed the “sea” of worry in me! I felt his presence in me. I thought of that TV miracle whenever I had a concern after that.
Remember to turn to the Lord who we think is sleeping as we face our concerns. If we cry to him in our prayers, we may hear him say, “Where is your faith?” He is always with us on both pleasant and stormy days. We should discover that if it takes our lifetime. If nothing else he gave us our church to comfort us. I got many cards from my fellow members when I was in the hospital. We are called on to help Jesus with his job. Keep faith in him!
Bob O.
Mark 4:35-41
A 2010 Pew Research Center report found 79% of Americans believe in miracles. Augustine warned against an over-emphasis on miracles. He contended that miracles bear witness to the Resurrection, but that their continuing can get us incorrectly to concentrate on visible things (Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Vol.1/8, pp.491,484).
Commenting on this text and Biblical miracles in general, New Testament scholar Eduard Schweizer has noted:
Mark E.
To the fear that Saul and Israel seemed to feel as Goliath threatened them (v.11), John Wesley noted that “As the best, so the bravest of men are no more than what God makes them.” (Commentary On the Bible, p.189) He remarked about David’s improbable victory, noting that “Thus does God often do great things for His people by the weak things of the world.” (Ibid.) World-renowned 20th century theologian Karl Barth sees David’s slaying of Goliath as an instance of the foolishness of God being wiser than human beings, that the weakness of God is stronger than we are (Church Dogmatics, Vol.I/2, p.678). Americans do not believe these things.
A Rasmussen national survey conducted 5 years ago revealed that 86% of Americans believe we are responsible for our own success, that it comes with making the right decisions. Not much room for God and miracles when you think that way.
Mark E.
1 Samuel 17:(1a, 4-11, 19-23), 32-49 and Psalm 9:9-20
We all love to hear that someone has overcome tremendous odds. We love the miracle of healing from a seemingly terminal illness, the one who walks after a serious injury -- against all odds. We love the firefighter or police officer that saves the individuals everyone thought was lost. Maybe the source of that admiration is the story of David’s defeat of the Philistine Goliath. It is an amazing story. Well worth our consideration, but so are others.
I know a woman struggling with her faith because of a relative’s illness and the resulting amputation of a leg. The relative, however, has no crisis of faith. She firmly knows the presence of God allows her to have confidence about her future. I remember, in my own life, the anger I felt when my youngest brother was diagnosed and subsequently died of brain cancer at the age of 5. Funny, I was angry at God, but I never doubted that God was present and would listen to my anger and my pleas.
Maybe the underdog position is needed occasionally to remind us that we can overcome the odds our rational mind sets before us. After all, with God all things are possible.
Bonnie B.
1 Samuel 17:(1a, 4-11, 19-23), 32-49 and Psalm 9:9-20
Like North Koreans lined up behind their weapons including the “Goliath one” they are working on, we are only thinking of our country. The world is terrified of the atomic weapons they have developed and are working on. We have weapons also and some may be greater than theirs, but the thought of how many might die on both sides if there were a war is still terrifying. We pray that we may have a David who can take the head off their “warhead.” Then we don’t have to send many to die. Hopefully then we can live together as brothers.
Even if God is on our side and we are sure we must win, we still have fear of losses on our side and this is normal in any pending war and always has been. We also are aware of the sacrifices we may have to make and we still may have doubts. Even with God on our side we are not sure because sometimes it was God’s will that his people would lose to their enemy to punish them or teach them a lesson. As a country and as Christians we need to examine ourselves to make sure we are with God and have done nothing to disobey him.
No one is perfect, including us, so we must look to God to help us make friends with our enemy and not just settle for building our military.
Is our country threatening others with our power rather than trying to make friends? As a member our church what can we do -- besides pray and write letters to achieve God’s goal for America to make the country great!
Bob O.
1 Samuel 17:57--18;5,10-16
Regarding jealousy, which this lesson condemns, patriarch of the Kennedy clan Joseph Kennedy once claimed that “More men die of jealousy than of concern.” As an antidote to such jealousy, French playwright Francoise Sagan claims, “To jealousy, nothing is more frightful than laughter.” Billy Graham has written that the emotion of jealousy is a liar, that all that matters is that God loves us! Nothing to be jealous about, when you already have in that love all that you will ever need.
Mark E.
Psalm 9:9-20
Augustine gets to the heart of this lesson, when he claims: “... and so now all things are referred to the governance of Divine Providence, which fools think done as it were by change and at random...” (Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, 1/8:33). Regarding God’s concern for the poor articulated in the Psalm, he adds:
For the soul is not turned to God, save when it is turned away from this world; nor is it more seriously turned away from this world, except toils and pains be mingled with its trifling and hurtful and destructive pleasures. (Ibid., p.35)Nineteenth-century German Jewish philosopher Herman Cohen make a related point about the testimony in the Psalm about God’s concern with the poor:
In this light the God who appears to me is the comforter of the poor and their avenger in world history. This avenger of the poor is the God I love. (Der Begriff der Religion im System der Philosophie, Vol.10/1, p.81)The God Who Cohen loves is the one we Christians love too.
Mark E.
Psalm 133
Nineteenth-century German composer Felix Medelssohn said, “The essence of the beautiful is unity in variety.” Martin Luther King Jr. recognized that we cannot avoid this quest for unity, for “All men are interdependent... We are everlasting debtors to known and unknown men and women.” (A Testament of Hope, p.626) Twentieth-century French Catholic theologian Pierre Teilhard de Chardin insisted that such unity is a gift of God, the creation of love:
Only love can bring individual beings to their perfect completion, as individuals by uniting them one with another, because only love takes possession of them and unites them by what lies deepest in within them... In a very real sense, Lord Jesus, You are the plentitudo entium the full assemblage of all the beings who shelter, and meet and are forever united, within the mystical bonds of Your Body. In Your breast, my God, better than in any embrace, I possess all those whom I love and who are illumined by Your beauty... (Hymn of the Universe, pp.145,147)A study conducted by Azim Shariff and Ara Norenzayan affirms Chardin’s insights, demonstrates how belief in God enhances our community-oriented behavior (“God Is Watching You: Priming God Concepts Increases Prosocial Behavior in an Anonymous Economic Game,” Psychological Science 18 [2007]: 803).
Mark E.
2 Corinthians 6:1-13
King Henry VIII of England sought an annulment from his wife Catherine. Catherine had borne no male heir to the throne, and had only one daughter, Mary. The pope would not grant the king the annulment he desired. Henry felt his marriage to Catherine was under a curse because of incest, since Catherine had originally been the wife of Henry’s older brother Arthur before Arthur’s death. After the death of Archbishop William Warham in August 1532, Thomas Cranmer was appointed as the Archbishop of Canterbury. Cranmer said the king did not need the permission of the pope as the universities could settle the question of incest. The universities granted the annulment and Henry was then free to marry Anne Boleyn. When Henry died his son, Edward VI, became king. This angered Mary who felt she should have taken the throne as queen. Edward was a Protestant. Mary was Roman Catholic. When it appeared that Edward was dying, Cranmer supported Edward’s cousin the Protestant Lady Jane Grey to be queen. Through political maneuvering Mary was able to become queen. Mary had Lady Jane executed and charged Cranmer with treason and heresy. In order to keep from being burned at the stake, Cranmer recanted his Protestant positions, but he soon realized he was still going to be executed. As Thomas Cranmer was being burned at the stake and realizing he should have held fast to his Protestant beliefs, he held the hand that signed his recantation in the flames so it would be first to be burned from his body. From the fiery platform Cranmer said, “This unworthy right hand.” Thomas Cranmer’s last recoded words, on Wednesday, March 21, 1556, as he stood amidst the flames, were, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”
Application: Paul instructs us that we are going to experience “afflictions” and “hardships” as we serve the Lord. We will find ourselves placing our right hand into the flames of persecution.
Ron L.
2 Corinthians 6:1-13
In 6:2 Paul quotes the prophet Isaiah when he quotes scripture: “At an acceptable time I have listened to you, and on a day of salvation I have helped you." (Isaiah 49:8) It is probably a good idea to take a closer look at this passage. It seems to be part of a dialog between God and Isaiah. And it may also be part of the Suffering Servant passages that seems to look ahead to the ministry of Jesus.
In that light look at what follows Paul's quote. God says, “I have kept you and given you as a covenant to the people, to establish the land, to apportion the desolate heritages; saying to the prisoners, 'Come out,' to those who are in darkness, 'Show yourselves.' They shall feed along the ways, on all the bare heights shall be their pasture; they shall not hunger or thirst, neither scorching wind nor sun shall strike them down, for he who has pity on them will lead them, and by springs of water will guide them.” (Isaiah 49:8-10)
I’m reminded of the words early in classic Isaiah -- "The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness-- on them light has shined." (9:2)
But these words to the prisoners also call to mind the portion of the Isaiah scroll Jesus unrolled and spoke about -- words looking to the Jubilee about which he asserted that "Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing." (Luke 4:21)
Perhaps in light of these several scriptures Paul’s urgent words to the Corinthians not to waste the opportunity given to them makes even more sense.
Frank R.
2 Corinthians 6:1-13
John Holmes once wrote, “There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up.” Being generous, going above what is expected is rare, but when it happens, it can touch lives. The Civil War is rarely described as uplifting or generous, but there are a few examples of generosity that are evident.
When he accepted the surrender of Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia in April 1865, Ulysses S. Grant offered generous terms that paroled Confederate soldiers and officers and allowed them to return to their homes. He even permitted the men to keep their horses and mules for use as farm animals. Grant believed leniency was critical to achieving a lasting peace, and he was furious when a federal grand jury later negated the terms of his agreement and charged Lee and several other Confederate generals with treason. During a subsequent meeting with President Andrew Johnson, he stated his intention to “resign the command of the army rather than execute any order to arrest Lee or any of his commanders so long as they obey the law.” Unwilling to lose Grant’s support, Johnson reluctantly dropped the case. The nation that had been ripped asunder in bloody civil war could begin to heal because of the kindness of the Union’s lead general, poured out to his adversaries.
As we read this passage in 2 Corinthians, we see that Paul and his companions have poured out their affections for the Christians in Corinth. They were unrestrained in doing so and were willing to pay whatever price to love and care for them.
Bill T.
Mark 4:35-41
I’m not crazy about being on the water. I don’t swim well and while I like to wade in the water and even swim, I’m not crazy about being in a boat, on a bridge or on a ferry. I truly understand the panic in the hearts and minds of the disciples. While some of them were fisherman, they also knew how treacherous water could be, had likely seen boats capsize or people drown. They didn’t want that fate. Also, I don’t think life preservers existed in those days.
Well maybe the life preserver in the boat was Jesus. Maybe their trust needed to be placed firmly in Jesus. When our “boats” of life are rocked by storms and tumult, to what do we cling? To our own strength or effort? To how we can rationally work it out? To the one standing beside us who is as frightened? Clinging to Jesus might be the answer. Maybe it is enough to know that in the rocking boat, we are not alone. The one who loves us and redeems us is there -- always and every day. Maybe I’ll take a drive over a bridge now.
Bonnie B.
Mark 4:35-41
There was great fear in Nepal during their earth quake. Even by some who had faith, there was fear and some of them did lose much including even members of their family. Much has been replaced since then. One thing that causes fear is: will God help us recover and when? Will he replace our home with another one that we will like. Will he give us friends to replace the missing?
When I went to the hospital with pneumonia, I wondered if Jesus was sleeping and if I could wake him to heal me. He woke me up after a couple weeks and healed me -- with a little help.
When we see our country surrounded by other countries who are trying to flood us with disasters and potential disasters to make us sink, we feel that Jesus is sleeping. We should know that he is there -- and that he cares about us! Where is our faith?
Where do we cry for help when trouble descends. Aside from our own prayers we can turn to our church. When I was in the hospital, my church prayed for me.
When I lay there in my bed worried about when I would get out and how my poor wife would have to help me and what would the doctor’s skill do for me. I worried about one thing after another. Finally I thought that I should be praying instead just worrying. I prayed for quite a while dumping my concerns on the Lord. Then I had a miracle -- yes it really happened! I got tired of praying and reached over to push the button on my TV to take my mind off my problems and suddenly on the TV, Jesus appeared filling the screen with his arms outstretched and he said, “Have no anxiety. Put your faith in me.” I had turned it on right in the middle of a religious movie. I can’t believe that was a coincidence! From that moment Jesus rose and calmed the “sea” of worry in me! I felt his presence in me. I thought of that TV miracle whenever I had a concern after that.
Remember to turn to the Lord who we think is sleeping as we face our concerns. If we cry to him in our prayers, we may hear him say, “Where is your faith?” He is always with us on both pleasant and stormy days. We should discover that if it takes our lifetime. If nothing else he gave us our church to comfort us. I got many cards from my fellow members when I was in the hospital. We are called on to help Jesus with his job. Keep faith in him!
Bob O.
Mark 4:35-41
A 2010 Pew Research Center report found 79% of Americans believe in miracles. Augustine warned against an over-emphasis on miracles. He contended that miracles bear witness to the Resurrection, but that their continuing can get us incorrectly to concentrate on visible things (Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Vol.1/8, pp.491,484).
Commenting on this text and Biblical miracles in general, New Testament scholar Eduard Schweizer has noted:
In the first place, it is no longer possible for us to separate on principle the miraculous events form the non-miraculous. A modern scientist will radically accept as factual strange occurrences which as yet have been explained, since his worldview is open to events which may be extremely unlikely but are not impossible in principle. On the other hand, we have learned that it is not the unusual nature of an event which makes it a miracle. An event is a miracle only if God speaks in it; therefore, whether God speaks in the form of the miraculous, or the non-miraculous is immaterial. Nevertheless, it cannot be disputed that even an event which was extremely unlikely... does not really provide any proof of God’s action. It does, however, pose the question about God more urgently than other events. Occasionally God has to wave a flag before our faces, so to speak, in order to make us sit up and take notice. (The Good News According to Mark, p.108)Miracles are related to (divine) love. Sixteenth-century French queen Marguerite DeValois is said to have stated, “Love works in miracles every day: such as weakening the strong and strengthening the weak; making fools of the wise and wise men of fools; favouring the passions, destroying reason, and in a word, turning everything topsy-turvey.” Watch for the miracles in daily life that happen in your midst every day.
Mark E.
