The Way 64/4 (October 2025) Earthen Vessels

Writing about the light of the gospel revealed in Christ Jesus, Paul says: ‘we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us’ (2 Corinthians 4:7; KJV). Despite the afflictions they experience, Paul and his co-workers persist in their efforts to let this light shine. It transpires that their fragility as ‘earthen vessels’ is not an obstacle to fulfilling that purpose, but the very means by which it is to be accomplished. We can see our human fragility as a developmental stage through which we must pass, but it is also a necessary condition of our spiritual lives. This issue of The Way draws upon the wisdom of teachers, catechists, spiritual directors and other formators involved in promoting spirituality among those they serve. They show us how to let that light of the gospel shine forth in our fragility from the beginning of life right the way through to its end.

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