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Tuesday, February 8, 2005
Those Least Able
How God avoids discouragement, is beyond me. Consider all the beautiful, and talented children God makes each day, sets them on their way through life with more than sufficient advantages. By the time they're grown up, how many of those special editions of the human race are of a mind to do God's work in the world? Almost none. Most gladly take credit for their superiority to others, spend their lives patting themselves on the back, and chiefly contribute to their own well being. God's work is so seldom done by the A Team. It is done, however. Those least able are the willing ones. Whoever places him/herself on the path to God's goals finds him/herself skilled to do the necessary work. Weak and sick people find themselves strong enough. Those born without gifts discover that they can sing, draw, speak, entertain. The too-shy see themselves talking to others in need of well-intended human contact. The poor begin to give in spite of their lack of resources and discover that they have more than enough. The unattractive begin to smile where a smile will do some good and those who see the smiles think, "What a beautiful face." Often I remember the story of Jesus' disciples on their walk to Emmaus after the resurrection. The important words in the story are these, "While they were in the way, He met them." Exactly. God meets the willing as they place themselves on the way to do His work...and He makes them able. So there is never an excuse to avoid doing what one's heart indicates should be attempted. Once a person starts, is "in the way", God provides all the necessary ability. As I'm older and more delapidated, I forget this and allow myself shirk. So here I remind myself..."Walk into something impossible."
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