The following ten quotes are from Weakness Our Strength: Learning from Christ Crucified by John Hindley.
- “His very eyes tell us that he understands, and his outstretched hands let us know that he has come to help. The scars from the nails remind us just how far his love goes. Here is One in whom we will find rest for our souls.”
- “I cannot go deeper into weakness than Jesus went. Weakness has no cranny he does not know. There is no place I can run to where Jesus cannot find me, no darkness so great that he cannot ride into it with flaming torch to carry me home. We need a strong Saviour; we need a weak one too.”
- “If we are content to be weak, then we will be joyful. When we see that Christ does not compel us to be or become strong, or to pretend to be strong, then we can breathe again. It is exhausting to feel the relentless requirement of projecting strength.”
- “To have a kind, gentle Saviour who was happy to be weak in his birth, ministry, and death is to have a Saviour whom we can know. In Jesus, we have a friend and a brother whom we can approach, knowing instinctively that he will treat us gently and kindly.”
- “The dependence that we have on each other is not a problem to be undone but rather a blessing to be embraced.”
- “Jesus is not far from our suffering. He is not absent from the children’s cancer ward. Our faith might struggle to see such pain, suffering, sorrow, and weakness, and yet it is there that Christ lingers.”
- “The world is wrecked. The sails hang in tatters, too many planks have sprung, the pumps are overwhelmed, and the crew is panicking. Yet look at the Captain. His scarred hands are steady on the wheel, his whip-cut back is straight, and his gaze fixed. In his steady eyes, you see the hope of safe haven. As you keep your eyes on him, you know the ship cannot be lost. You will make that bright shore, and it will be all that you hoped for. More, even.”
- “The moon is beautiful because she reflects the light of the sun, that great light of all the world. The church is beautiful because she reflects the greater light of the true Light of the World.”
- “The strength of the church is a strength found in Christ, known in love, and shown in ordinary kindness, encouragement, prayer, and speaking the gospel freely and wisely.”
- “As your grip finally gives way, please know that you will not perish on the jagged rocks of despairing weakness. Almost against yourself, know that you will fall into the arms of God. Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.”
