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In Our Weakness We Find Our Strength


A water bearer in India had two large pots, each hung on the end of a pole
which he carried across his neck. One of the pots was perfectly made and
never leaked. The other pot had a crack in it and by the time the water
bearer reached his master's house it had leaked much of it's water and was
only half full.

For a full two years this went on daily, with the bearer delivering only one
and a half pots full of water to his master's house. Of course, the perfect
pot was proud of its accomplishments. But the poor cracked pot was ashamed
of its own imperfection, and miserable that it was able to accomplish only
half of what it had been made to do.

After two years of what it perceived to be a bitter failure, it spoke to the
water bearer one day by the stream. "I am ashamed of myself, and I want to
apologize to you." "Why?" asked the bearer. "What are you ashamed of?" "I
have been able, for these past two years, to deliver only half my load
because this crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way back to
your master's house. Because of my flaws, you have to do all of this work,
and you don't get full value from your efforts," the pot said.

The water bearer felt sorry for the old cracked pot, and in his compassion
he said, "As we return to the master's house, I want you to notice the
beautiful flowers along the path."

Indeed, as they went up the hill, the old cracked pot took notice of the sun
warming the beautiful wild flowers on the side of the path, and this cheered
it some. But at the end of the trail, it still felt bad because it had
leaked out half its load, and so again the pot apologized to the bearer for
its failure.

The bearer said to the pot, "Did you notice that there were flowers only on
your side of your path, but not on the other pot's side? That's because I
have always known about your flaw, and I took advantage of it. I planted
flower seeds on your side of the path, and every day while we walk back from
the stream, you've watered them. For two years I have been able to pick
these beautiful flowers to decorate my master's table. Without you being
just the way you are, he would not have this beauty to grace his house."

Each of us has our own unique flaws. We're all cracked pots. But if we will
allow it, God will use our flaws to grace his table. In God's great
economy, nothing goes to waste. Don't be afraid of your flaws. Acknowledge
them, and you too can be the cause of beauty.

Know that in our weakness we find our strength.

Enjoy
Chirag
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