Wednesday, December 23, 2009

yet possessing everything...

One of my most favorite movie scenes comes to mind as the husband and I are in II Corinthians. Imagine Morpheus giving his motivational speech to Zion in the Matrix Reloaded as Paul writes:
4Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships and distresses; 5in beatings, imprisonments and riots; in hard work, sleepless nights and hunger; 6in purity, understanding, patience and kindness; in the Holy Spirit and in sincere love; 7in truthful speech and in the power of God; with weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left; 8through glory and dishonor, bad report and good report; genuine, yet regarded as impostors; 9known, yet regarded as unknown; dying, and yet we live on; beaten, and yet not killed; 10sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything. -II Corinthians 6:4-10
... so powerful!

1 comment:

Lindsay Kennedy said...

keep reminding me of this one throughout life. How much more patience and power would we have as we face trials if we remembered this.