jars of clay (continued)

i like it when things (that you've been thinking about) tie together. just read this tonight in "Jesus for President" by Shane Claiborne and Chris Haw:

"Yahweh continues to be careful to choose the weakest, most unlikely characters to be the heroes of the liberation story, lest we be tempted to think we did it ourselves, with our own power or might or ingenuity. It is clear that God was the one fighting for these people [the Israelites] whom no one else would fight for. God can use the sea to swallow up armies, and God can use music worship and dance to topple the walls of fortified cities like Jericho". (page47).