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Weakness and Strength //Emma Kate Patterson

 The first thing I noticed in The Dark Night of the Soul is how it ties back to the Bible and Christianity. At the very beginning of Book 1 of The Dark Night of the Soul it talks about realizing ones weakness. This ties back to the Christian walk in that we as Christians must realize that without the grace of God we are nothing. Every aspect of your life your life is determined by your religion. Your morals, beliefs, and purpose all tie back to your religion. Therefore for us as Christians our lives rely heavily on our religion. The book then goes on to talk about having courage and thirsting for God to give strength, virtues, and love. As Christians we must have courage and faith and trust that God will guide our paths. Although we are weak God provides us strength on our journeys to face whatever challenge is in front of us. Furthermore we as Christians base our virtues and beliefs on the Bible. We get our virtues from the Word of God. Lastly as Christians we are reminded multiple times throughout the Bible how much we are loved. This love was most evidently shown when Jesus died on the cross to save us from our sins.


I commented on Madalyn Dillard’s and Haylee Lynd’s post. 

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  1. Addison ZandaApril 12, 2021 at 10:30 PM

    I love the talk on strength and weakness when it comes to a Christian aspect. I think that category can also be talked about in the realm of the "Armor of God" in Ephesians 6. We are engaged in a spiritual battle everyday. All believers find themselves in Satan's attack for the fact that we're simply not on his team. Paul tells us to use every piece of God's armor to resist Satan's attack and to stand true to God in the midst of them.

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  2. Madalyn DillardApril 12, 2021 at 10:47 PM

    Good post! I loved how you connected multiple aspects of the reading to multiple aspects of the Bible. Weakness are difficult to even admit, but we, as Christians, will be safe as long as we stay firm and trust in God.

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