Help in Our Weakness: Apple Pie and the Master’s Perfect Plan (Week-III)

Help in Our Weakness: Apple Pie and the Master’s Perfect Plan
Inspired by Romans 8:26-30

"In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us... And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose."
(Romans 8:26, 28 NIV)

Around this time last year, I set out to bake a family favourite- “homemade apple pie.” The process is long and time-taking even sometimes boring too. The apples must be washed and wiped dry and then peeled, cored, and sliced. This task can be tedious, the apples mushy and slippery sometimes, my hands occasionally clumsy. But deep down in my heart I knew that even imperfect slices would still come together under the careful hand of the baker. The crust, fragile and easily torn, demands patience and gentle handling.

As I worked at my little extended kitchen counter on the back balcony, I was reminded of my own weakness — my limitations, my uncertainties, my struggles. Often, I am so blank that I do not even know what to pray for, just as I do not always know how to perfectly slice each apple or roll each crust. Yet Romans 8 assures me: the Spirit helps me in my weakness. When my prayers fall short, when my strength wavers, the Spirit steps in, interceding on my behalf with groans too deep for words.

And like this pie that slowly come together -imperfect apples wrapped in tender crust, baked into something far greater than its parts-so also, God is working all things together for my good and even your good. Even my / our stumbles, my /our unknowns, my/our broken places - He gently folds them into His perfect plan.

And what, after a couple of hours when the pie was baked, its sweet aroma filled the entire home, a reminder of how God transforms weakness into beauty. As my family gathers to enjoy its warmth, I see a picture of God’s grace at work: making something wonderful out of what was once uncertain and fragile.

Prayer:
Father, thank You for helping me in my/ us weakness. When I am unsure, you know. When I fall short, you uphold me. As I have taken to home baking, remind me that You are always at work, turning every part of my life into something good and beautiful. Teach me to trust Your gentle hands in every season. Amen.

And with your kind permission I’d like to wrap my story in these four lines below-
Weak hands tremble, yet You stand,
Shaping life with sovereign hand.
From broken pieces, good You weave,
In every pie, your grace I see.

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