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THINE IS THE POWER AND THE GLORY - Church of the Virgin ...

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You showed Your Power as a Creator: when You fedthousands with 5 loaves and 2 fish. You even created a newsubstance when you turned <strong>the</strong> water into wine and when youmade eyes for <strong>the</strong> man who was born blind.Your Power over <strong>the</strong> devils was shown by casting away evilspirits, who left many saying, " You are <strong>the</strong> Son <strong>of</strong> God.” Yourebuked <strong>the</strong> demons and did not let <strong>the</strong>m speak.Your miracles are countless, Lord, as John <strong>the</strong> Beloved said,"And <strong>the</strong>re are also many o<strong>the</strong>r things that Jesus did, which if<strong>the</strong>y were written one by one, I suppose that even <strong>the</strong> worlditself could not contain <strong>the</strong> books that would be written" (John.21:25).Beside all <strong>the</strong>se aspects <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Lord's Power, <strong>the</strong> puzzling one isshown in His suffering and crucifixion where He gives us a newconcept <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> meaning <strong>of</strong> Power.What is this new concept <strong>of</strong> power?The Lord's New Concept <strong>of</strong> Power:The world's concept <strong>of</strong> Power differs from that introduced by<strong>the</strong> Lord Jesus Christ.To <strong>the</strong> World, it means violence and <strong>the</strong> ability to strike, todefend oneself and to subject o<strong>the</strong>rs.The Lord set an example <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Power which loves andsacrifices, endures and gives without limits.19

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