“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” (Romans 15:13 NIV)
The Crow and the Pitcher, one of Aesop’s Fables, describes a thirsty bird who finds a pitcher with water at the bottom. The crow cannot reach the water with its beak, so it picks up nearby pebbles and drops them in one by one until the water rises to the top. What was once beyond reach is made accessible.
The power of the Holy Spirit resides in each of us, but it is sometimes unreachable. The pebbles of trust, joy, peace, gratitude, devotion, and submission--immersed one by one--brings the Spirit to the surface. What was once beyond reach is made accessible. The life-giving energy of the Holy Spirit brims over, infusing us with hope.
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