We live in a society where it is the survival of the fittest, unfortunately. Here we cherish the ones who are effective and have success. The ones who succeed earn admiration and popularity. The strong and effective ones believe that success in life is life itself. But when life falls apart it is normal, not an accident. It is the natural way of life. As natural as the sun going down in the afternoon and autumn follows summer. And we add: Who knows the most about life? The one who is always lucky and sails forward with the sun and fair wind? Or the one who fight hard with fate and endless disappointments? The answer shows itself.
If we read the gospels, it strikes us that people who are unsuccessful gather around Jesus. Here we find sinners, great and small, sick and lonley people, and the unhappy people in society. It is these people who are welcome in the company of Jesus. "The healthy ones do not need a doctor, but those in pain do." With Jesus things are turned upside down in a radical way. The healthy, effective people who manage life, and who are used to being first in line, must give up their place for alll those whose life has fallen apart, og who are always the last in line. "But many who are first, will be last, and the last first."
Where I admit my impotence God shows his omnipotence. And there only. For the one who wants to manage on his own, God can do nothing. God's power is accomplished in frailty. And this will be my only hope for life and eternity: Where I fail, God helps me succeed!
Psalm 94,18: "I said: I am falling, but your constant love, o Lord, held me up. "