True strength in Christ
"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 so 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." (2 Corinthians 12:9-10) In these poignant verses from Paul's second letter to the Corinthians, the apostle unveils a profound paradox central to Christian spirituality: divine strength most perfectly manifests within human weakness. Paul's personal revelation from Christ—"My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness"—represents not merely consolation amidst struggle but a foundational truth of the Christian faith. This transformative insight reframes human vulnerability not as limitation or defeat but as an occasion for encountering and manifesting the power and presence of Christ. Paul’...