A Wise Woman

Last week was Volunteer Appreciation Week at work.  Along with a few other ways of showing our appreciation, we hung inspirational verses, quotes and lyrics in the office.

That is when I came across a site with all Corrie ten Boom quotes (click here for more quotes).

“Trying to do the Lord's work in your own strength is the most confusing, exhausting, and tedious of all work. But when you are filled with the Holy Spirit, then the ministry of Jesus just flows out of you.” 
― Corrie ten Boom

Her story is so powerful.  If you're looking for a good read, you'll never tire of "The Hiding Place" or any of her other books written while traveling the world after the Holocaust.

It's just so amazing that her story and the choices she and her family made are true.  Nothing is more powerful than followers of Christ living whole-hearted, allowing Christ to move where all seems lost and impossible.

I love this short story from "The Hiding Place" that Corrie shares from her childhood memory.  There's such wisdom in her father's response to her question.  Maybe you've heard this before, but it's so worth reading again:
“And so seated next to my father in the train compartment, I suddenly asked, "Father, what is sexsin?" 
He turned to look at me, as he always did when answering a question, but to my surprise he said nothing. At last he stood up, lifted his traveling case off the floor and set it on the floor. 
Will you carry it off the train, Corrie?" he said. 
I stood up and tugged at it. It was crammed with the watches and spare parts he had purchased that morning. 
It's too heavy," I said. 
Yes," he said, "and it would be a pretty poor father who would ask his little girl to carry such a load. It's the same way, Corrie, with knowledge. Some knowledge is too heavy for children. When you are older and stronger, you can bear it. For now you must trust me to carry it for you."