(Program 10317) There is a paradox in the spiritual life - that it is our weaknesses that bring the greatest profit to our souls rather than our strengths. St. Paul knew this. In 2 Corinthians 12, he writes, "… there was given me a thorn for the flesh, a messenger of Satan, to buffet me. …thrice I besought the lord that it might leave me. And he has said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for thee, for strength is made perfect in weakness.' …therefore I will glory in my infirmities, that the strength of Christ may dwell in me. Wherefore I am satisfied, for Christ's sake, with infirmities, with insults, with hardships, with persecutions, with distresses. For when I am weak, then I am strong."

Program Guest: Fr. Michael Gaitley