"We hold this treasure in earthen vessels, that the surpassing power may be of God and not from us."
It is our weakness that boldly proclaims God's greatness. It is the cracks in the pot that allow the light to radiate outward.
It is our imperfections that enable the perfection of God to take over, to heal us, to form us, to shine through us.
In the presence of imperfection, perfection is more easily noticeable, recognizable, and be praised.
Our humanity becomes the proper soil by which the Divinity of God can be made known. This is why the incarnation is the central mystery of God's revelation. God has a human face in Jesus, thus every human face becomes cable of making known the complexion of eternity.
"always carrying around about in the Body the dying of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested."
The word "Body" is capitalized because St. Paul speaks of the Body the Church, not just the individual body of a believer, rather the communal Body of Believers. The Church is the light of Christ, the light to all the nations. Together we shine brighter.
The power of God working through the communal reality of the Church.
A church of sinners manifesting the sanctify of Holiness collectively and individually together we are the Body of Christ.
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