Today’s Theme for Prayer – Jesus Unites Me to His Body
“For the Souls in Purgatory – Eternal rest grant unto them O Lord”
How Do I Grow in Ability to Share and Receive
The Power of Love in Weakness
II Cor 3:12-4:6
I must boast; not that it is profitable, but I will go on to visions and revelations of the Lord. I know someone in Christ who, fourteen years ago—whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows—was caught up to the third heaven. And I know that this person—whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows—was caught up into Paradise and heard ineffable things, which no one may utter. About this person I will boast, but about myself I will not boast, except about my weaknesses. Although if I should wish to boast, I would not be foolish, for I would be telling the truth. But I refrain, so that no one may think more of me than what he sees in me or hears from me because of the abundance of the revelations. Therefore, that I might not become too elated, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, an angel of Satan, to beat me, to keep me from being too elated. Three times I begged the Lord about this, that it might leave me, but he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness.” I will rather boast most gladly of my weaknesses, in order that the power of Christ may dwell with me. Therefore, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and constraints, for the sake of Christ; for when I am weak, then I am strong.
Grace Prayed For
The grace to embrace our weaknesses as a place of deep communion with the Trinity, allowing God’s power to work through them.
Reflection
God’s ways are not our ways. The world teaches us to hide our weaknesses, to present a perfect image, to build up strength so that we might never appear vulnerable. But the Lord whispers another truth: it is in our very weakness that His power is made perfect.
Paul, who was given visions of heaven, was also given a thorn in the flesh—a trial so heavy that he begged God to take it away. And yet, the Lord did not remove it. Instead, He responded with a promise: “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness.” These words are not merely comfort; they are an invitation to communion. In our suffering, in our limitations, in the places where we feel most incapable, the Trinity draws us close.
The Father sustains us with His unfailing presence. The Son, Jesus, enters into our suffering, uniting His wounds to ours. The Spirit moves within us, transforming our weakness into a vessel for divine strength. This is the mystery of love: that God does not merely watch us struggle—He enters into it. He is not distant from our pain; He dwells within it, making it sacred.
What if we embraced our weaknesses instead of running from them? What if, instead of pleading for them to be removed, we opened them to the grace of God? To live in the Trinity is to live in the truth that love is strongest in surrender. It is to trust that, when we are weak, we are not abandoned—we are being held.
Growing in Intimacy/Union with Jesus
This passage invites us to stop striving for perfection and instead rest in the sufficiency of Christ. It draws us into a deeper relationship with Jesus by reminding us that He meets us where we are weakest, carrying us into the heart of the Trinity. In surrendering our struggles to Him, we allow His presence to fill us, transforming our pain into a place of divine encounter.
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Sharing
Jesus last words on Earth were to his disciples, can be found in Matthew Chap 28 when Jesus told his disciples, “Then Jesus approached and said to them, “All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age.”
Jesus calls all of us to share in his redemptive mission here on Earth. I would ask you to share this Scripture reflection with your family, your friends and your acquaintances, and then share it with a couple of individuals that you may may not be comfortable sharing with, keeping in mind always the words of Jesus, And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age
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