Contemplative Bible Reading

Mark 10:27 (New International Version)

Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God.”

This was Jesus’ answer after his followers had asked Him who could be saved. Oh course, this is it, all things are possible with God.

We believe this – or do we?

Do we really believe

• that mean person at work can be a nice person?
• that we could drive all the way to work one day without pounding on the steering wheel and cursing the car in front of us?
• that my boss would have one day where he didn’t act like a moron?
• that the temperature in the church building would be not-too-cold and not-too-hot at the same time?
• that the guy at the coffee shop would give me a free cup of coffee just once?
• that I could smile some of the time?
• that any of a thousand little irksome things in my life wouldn’t irk me any more?

Well, do we really believe that all things are possible with God?

God, there are a thousand little irksome things in my life. Help me to understand that when all things are possible with you, “all things” includes all those little irksome things. Help me to understand that there is nothing too big AND nothing too little for you. Help me to understand and truly believe that you are in all my life, not just the things I consider to be big enough for you.

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irksome adjective

/???k.s?m//???k-/ adj slightly formal

annoying

The vibration can become irksome after a while.

(Definition of irksome adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary)