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Perception of Power
Power is seen in..
number of people (masses)
Influence
possessions
knowledge
finances
Our perception of power strongly influences our decisions and pursuits in life.
We all make decisions that in someway give us more power.
The reality, is that despite any power we gain in life through our own pursuits, it will always have limits.
natural disasters
disease
death
Biblical portrayal of power is quiet different.
Biblical portrayal of Power
Gospel reference
‘Overshadowed’
enveloped
cover from all sides
When you are enveloped or covered from all sides it doesn’t paint a picture of ‘power’....confusion, fear, helplessness are prevailing emotions
yet overshadowed is linked in with ‘power’ and more specifically God’s power.
The experience of God’s power is tied into our lack of power.
In the Overshadowing process, something is accomplished beyond our human capacity or ability.
(ie. a virginal conception of the Son of God)
Other references of overshadowed (few)
Matthew, Mark, & Luke: transfiguration
Interestingly, there is another characteristic of the experience of God’s power that goes along with the confusion/powerlessness of being overshadowed
Obedience
Obedience becomes an accompanied characteristic of the experience of God’s Divine power
Navigating the desert was beyond the capacity/ability of the Israelites who have been slaves for the last 400 years.
There were not prepared for the wilderness.
Learning to navigate life while confused will challenge you to become obedient towards God.
This is where/when power is received.
St. Paul and his thorn
Paul learned this relationship through his ‘thorn’.
He didn’t understand it, tried to get rid of it, and in turn embraced it and was afforded Power.
Life’s challenges will bring each of us to states of confusion in which any solution lines outside our ability.
Its these situations, that we have the opportunity to be overshadowed with the Power of God.
But we will need to learn to manage confusion through our obedience.
Disobedience/death v. Obedience/life
comparison between Eve (first virgin) and Mary (the last virgin).
with Eve disobedience brought on humanity death.
(beyond our control) Life was restored through Mary’s obedience
IRENEAUS: Mary’s Obedience Reverses Eve’s Disobedience
As the human race was subjected to death through the act of a virgin, so was it saved by a virgin was precisely balanced by the obedience of another.
Today’s remembrance of Mary’s obedience and the overshadowing power that comes through it, should help us reflect on our present day confusions.
If we can highlight and obey one thing that God is making clear then we are on our way to being overshadowed by His power.
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