20 Years Ago — March 7, 1994
“A few times in my life I have prepared a sermon that I was convinced had a hint of brilliance. Surprisingly, those on the receiving end went away unmoved. On other occasions I have entered the pulpit ashamed of that which I would offer up for the edification of the gathered flock only to discover that this shabby effort managed to serve as an instrument of comfort and hope for someone in desperate need.
I have left an encounter knowing that I had failed to heal a wound or still the storm in a troubled heart. Berating myself for my insensitivity, for my lack of understanding, for the poverty of my own spiritual storehouse, I have gone from that situation as one unworthy of the calling to which I lay claim. Sometime later I discovered that my lack, when leavened by God’s grace, was sufficient. Paul never knew about bad days, having learned to be content in all circumstances. He said, ’When I am weak. He is strong.’”
From an article, “Good Days and Bad Days” by Martin Pike.
