“Very truly, I tell you, the one who truly Believes in me will also Do the Works that I Do — and in fact, will Do even greater Works than these.” ~ Jesus (John 14:12)

 

This is actually an extremely important biblical verse, in that it reminds us all – Christians & non-Christians alike – that we have essentially the same powers as Jesus Christ; not the powers to effectuate “miracles”, of course (Jesus himself repeatedly stressed that even he didn’t perform any such wonders; that is was actually the faith of the healed that effectuated his healings), but rather the Power to Be Kind when least inclined – the Power to Love an enemy instead of attacking them – the Power to Care; to reach out to strangers instead of looking away – the Power to Forgive those who trespass against us – the Power to DO the Right Thing, especially when there is nothing in it for ourselves; especially when it will possibly make us uncomfortable (or even harm us) to do so.

 

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