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"And this is my prayer, that your love may overflow more and more with knowledge and full insight to help you determine what is best, so that in the day of Christ you may be pure and blameless, having produced the harvest of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ for the glory and praise of God." -- Philippians 1:9-11

Sunday, March 1, 2015

Day 11: Powers

I volunteered on Saturday with Youth Enrichment Services (YES).  I am a ski instructor, and had the wonderful opportunity to accompany a busload of girls up to Maine for a day of Sisters on the Slope!  I had four students in my beginner’s class, ranging in age from 11 to 13, and days of experience skiing between 0 and 1. 

My favorite part of YES is seeing the growth in the kids.  I love watching their expressions when learning how to ski, and the confidence they exude when they ski down the bunny hill unattended for the first time.  This emPOWERment is what I love most about YES.

It takes courage to try something new.  And it takes power to stand back up even when you fall again and again.  At 13, learning to ski can seem to be an insurmountable challenge.  Standing back up is no easy task with two slippy sliddy sticks on your feet!  These girls showed me POWER every time they stood back up to try again.

In 2 Corinthians 12:9, Jesus is quoted saying “my grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness.”  It is only through weakness that we are given the opening for power to emerge.  We can only stand up because we have already fallen.  Through our weakness, the power of God can shine.

This is one of my most favorite YES co-instructors!

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