“we are conscious…that so often we have failed to drive out the enemy. he is still lurking in a stronghold within us of which we are bitterly ashamed in our best moments. he knows the weak points in our armor.”
the scene that keeps flashing through my head is from the movie “a knights tale” where william is going up against the count. the count has tipped his lance and goes for the space between his breastplate and shoulder/arm cover. he strikes william and pierces him, leaving his arm useless. william struggles with being able to hold his lance which means he may not be able to finish the fight…
i have a weak point in my armor. i know it is there. problem is i can’t see it. and i don’t know what it is. i have a guess about what it might be, but regardless of whether or not i know it, my enemy does and knows exactly how to pierce it. and he is ruthless in how he gets it done. he’s done it again recently and now i am left with the journey of how to fix the wound and repair the armor.
do you know what it takes to fix armor? the blacksmith holds the busted piece of metal over a hot fire until its soft enough to mold. after this, he grabs a hammer and starts to pound it back into shape. pounds! he beats on the armor until it takes the shape he wants. and for wounds? there is usually some painful anesthetic poured on the open wound … and then it may scab, but the healing process takes a while. and every time you move it breaks open. after that you have the recovery process of using that part of yourself again. neither process is pretty or easy. both are necessary.
at the end of the movie, william overcomes the injury by sheer power of will, fights and wins.
and i know a power that is greater than the human will.
and He’s here helping drive out the enemy.
and He’s already won.
i just need to walk in that.
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