"Love has the power criticism only wishes it had." - Bob Goff
Love is the most powerful of forces. It can save a life. It can change a life. It can grant new life.
I love the story of the woman who was nearly stoned until Jesus intervened. It is a powerful snapshot of Christ's power, wisdom, justice and mercy. The passage is always worth re-reading.
But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger. When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, “Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.” Again he stooped down and wrote on the ground.
At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there. Jesus straightened up and asked her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?”
“No one, sir,” she said.
“Then neither do I condemn you,” Jesus declared. “Go now and leave your life of sin.” -John 8:7-11
When we feel we are a lost cause or beyond redemption, it is good to remember that our Lord specializes in lost causes and big messes. The scholars never got he best of Him, he won every time. He was not taken by the soldiers the night in Gethsemane... He surrendered to the will of the Father.
His love for us is fierce.
Today, I am grateful for the power of love.
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