Analysis of The Paradox Of Powerlessness...Lesson Seven
Robert Catron 1963 (Kansas)
We may be afraid to admit that we are powerless and that our lives are unmanageable. If we admit that we are powerless, won't we be tempted to give up completely in the struggle against our addictions? It doesn't seem to make sense that we can admit powerlessness and still find the power to go on. This paradox will be dealt with as we go on tp Steps Two and Three.
Life is full of paradoxes. The apostle Paul tells us, "We now have this light shining in our hearts, but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure. This makes it clear that our great power is from God, not from ourselves. We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed. We are perplexed, but not driven to despair" (2 Corinthians 4:7-8).
The picture here contrasts a precious treasure and the simple container in which the treasure is stored. The living power poured into our lives from above is the treasure. Our human bodies, with all their flaws and weaknesses, are the perishable containers. As human beings, we are imperfect.
Once we recognize the paradox of powerlessness, we can be quite relieved. We don't have to always be strong or pretend to be perfect. We can live a real life, with its daily struggles, in a human body beset with weakness and still find the power from above to keep going without being crushed or broken.
Bible Reading: 2 Corinthians 4:7-10
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 11101101111100011011010001101111100111101110100010011001011011111110110000110101111101111111111101 11111000010111111111001011100111101101011101111110110111110011111100111011111110111101011 0101100101000100100101011010101011011011010101010111101001010000101101011010 1110010110001111011111111101110111101111101000101001110011010101111001101110 10101 |
Characters | 1,393 |
Words | 256 |
Sentences | 17 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 5 |
Letters per line (avg) | 219 |
Words per line (avg) | 50 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 548 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 125 |
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Written on February 28, 2024
Submitted by rcatron1963 on February 28, 2024
Modified by rcatron1963 on February 28, 2024
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