MLK & Eph. 3:20, 21

Now unto him that is able to do

exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think,

according to the power that worketh in us,

 Unto him be glory in the church

by Christ Jesus throughout all ages,

world without end. Amen.

— Ephesians 3:20, 21 KJV

Is someone here moving toward the twilight of life and fearful of that which we call death?

Why be afraid? God is able.

Is someone here on the brink of despair because of the death of a loved one, the breaking of a marriage, or the waywardness of a child?

Why despair? God is able to give us the power to endure that which cannot be changed.

Is someone here anxious because of bad health?

Why be anxious? Come what may, God is able.

Surely God is able.

— The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a Responsive Reading from our official United Methodist Hymnal, number 106

God can do anything, you know—

far more than you could ever imagine or guess

or request in your wildest dreams!

He does it not by pushing us around

but by working within us,

his Spirit deeply and gently within us.

Glory to God in the church!
Glory to God in the Messiah, in Jesus!
Glory down all the generations!
Glory through all millennia! Oh, yes!

— Ephesians 3:20, 21, the Message version