Romans 8:26-30 / Luke 13:22-30
There was this real-life story that I came across in a medical journal. I can't remember the details of the story but I am sure you have heard of similar cases.
A car accident left a man speechless, motionless and hopeless. He was in a coma, and he was, as what we would call, in a vegetable state.
His fiancée, ignoring the advice of everyone, quit her job just to nurse him, with the hope that he will recover.
She talked with him, prayed with him, read to him the daily news and massaged him.
For five months, there was no response from him. Then one day, she saw his eyebrow flutter.
And in the days that followed, she heard him trying to utter something.
Two years later, with her by his side to steady his steps, they walked down the aisle for their wedding.
What she did for him, is what the 1st reading said that the Spirit will do for us - the Spirit will help us in our weakness.
And we are also told that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, even when the situation seems helpless and hopeless.
So when the doors seems so narrow and the struggle to enter seems rather futile, let us allow the Spirit to help us and strengthen us.
With the Spirit's help, we will be able to tell more real-life stories of the wonders the Lord has done for us.