The devil fears a soul in union with God as he fears God himself.

John of the Cross

But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, which shines brighter and brighter until full day.

Proverbs 4:18
The Revised Standard Version

The audience was waiting for the brilliant pianist to come out onto the stage. Then, to everyone’s embarrassment, a little boy wandered up onto the stage and started banging out one harsh note on the Steinway. Suddenly, the maestro appeared in the wings and made his way over to the boy. Standing behind him as he banged away tunelessly, he began to weave a melody around the note, taking it up into his larger tune and transforming it into something beautiful. After a few moments, the maestro gently led the boy away from the piano, and together they took a bow to the audience’s applause. The little boy wandered back to his seat—not embarrassed, not having been made to look foolish. In the same way, Jesus can take the harsh, discordant, out-of-tune moments of our lives—perhaps a time of sexual sin, or of cowardice or defeat in some other way—and can weave his own purposes around them. As we let him do this, he transforms our mistakes and failures, bringing out of them something he can use for his glory.

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