“I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing."
John 15:5
I live at home with my mother. She’s not exactly a
handywoman, but she tries. The other
day the sprinkler was broken. She looked at it but didn’t know what to do. She
left it alone for a while because she didn’t want to make the problem any
worse, After a few weeks, she decided it was time to try again. She went to the
hardware store to get a part, and came back and tried again. When she came
back, she cut off the main valve to the sprinkler without realizing it was the
main source of water, and it got plugged up!
When she told me, we both laughed.“Think of the parable of the
branches. She said. “When we cut ourselves off from our source of strength,
what happens?”
Mother’s right. How many times have you felt overwhelmed and said, “I
can’t do this!” Did you ever stop to think that maybe you’re overwhelmed because
you’re trying to do it all by yourself? I need help with things that most
people would take for granted--like getting dressed. Without Jesus, I couldn’t
handle the challenges of CP. Who’s your
source of strength?
Jesus,
help me to always rely on you for strength.
Amen
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