Power Not Performance1 Corinthians 12:22

For the woman who has been indispensable and invisible for forty years, this message shows her the sentence Paul wrote about the parts nobody sees, and does not flatter her once.

ElianaFolk wisdom, women's voice
9 min

Messages

Romans 8:26
Language I Lack

All I Have Got Is Please

Language I Lack8 minElias
Romans 8:26
Hebrews 13:5
He Never Leaves

He Was Still In The Kitchen

He Never Leaves9 minImani
Hebrews 13:5
John 14:16
Someone Not Something

Nobody Told Me He Was Company

Someone Not Something9 minMelody
John 14:16
Romans 8:26
Language I Lack

I Just Breathed

Language I Lack8 minTahoma
Romans 8:26
Psalm 139:7
Someone Not Something

I Only Know Him In A Full Room

Someone Not Something8 minImani
Psalm 139:7
Colossians 1:11
Power Not Performance

The Word Does Not Mean What I Was Taught

Power Not Performance8 minZev
Colossians 1:11
2 Timothy 2:13
He Never Leaves

They Think I Carry The Room

He Never Leaves8 minJubilee
2 Timothy 2:13
1 Corinthians 12:22
Power Not Performance

I Am The One Who Makes The Tea

Power Not Performance9 minEliana
1 Corinthians 12:22
Matthew 11:28
Filled And Tired

I Am Tired In A Way Sleep Does Not Touch

Filled And Tired8 minEliana
Matthew 11:28
Acts 17:27
He Never Leaves

I Left The Church I Met Him In

He Never Leaves8 minSantiago
Acts 17:27
2 Corinthians 4:16
Filled And Tired

I Used To Do This All Day

Filled And Tired8 minElias
2 Corinthians 4:16
Acts 9:31
Someone Not Something

She Asked Me What He Is Like

Someone Not Something8 minEliana
Acts 9:31
2 Corinthians 4:16
Filled And Tired

I Know What The Word Renewed Means

Filled And Tired8 minZev
2 Corinthians 4:16
1 Corinthians 12:11
Power Not Performance

Nothing Visible Ever Happens When I Pray

Power Not Performance8 minImani
1 Corinthians 12:11
Mark 4:28
Slow Fruit

Nothing Has Happened For Four Years

Slow Fruit7 minNova
Mark 4:28
John 14:26
The Ignored Nudge

The Four Seconds After the Thought

The Ignored Nudge11 minJubilee
John 14:26
John 14:18
Someone Not Something

I Am Good At Being Alone

Someone Not Something8 minNova
John 14:18
Acts 8:29
The Ignored Nudge

Nothing Happened, And I Cannot Tell

The Ignored Nudge8 minAmir
Acts 8:29
Galatians 5:22
Slow Fruit

I Thought I Would Be Kinder By Now

Slow Fruit8 minEliana
Galatians 5:22
Isaiah 40:29
Filled And Tired

I Cannot Get Up For It Any More

Filled And Tired8 minImani
Isaiah 40:29
John 16:13
Someone Not Something

Sixty Years Of Calling Him It

Someone Not Something9 minElias
John 16:13
Psalm 139:7
He Never Leaves

Nothing Happened, It Just Went Quiet

He Never Leaves8 minEliana
Psalm 139:7
Romans 8:26
Language I Lack

I Used To Be Able To Pray For An Hour

Language I Lack9 minImani
Romans 8:26
James 5:7
Slow Fruit

I Can See It In The Stock And Not In Me

Slow Fruit8 minElias
James 5:7
Romans 8:14
The Ignored Nudge

The Rule I Made At Twenty-Four

The Ignored Nudge9 minCaleb
Romans 8:14
Galatians 5:25
Slow Fruit

My Children Can See It And I Cannot

Slow Fruit8 minTahoma
Galatians 5:25
2 Corinthians 1:22
He Never Leaves

I Can Tell You The Week It Changed

He Never Leaves8 minZariah
2 Corinthians 1:22
Philippians 1:6
Slow Fruit

I Kept A List Of What I Was Working On

Slow Fruit8 minCaleb
Philippians 1:6
1 Corinthians 12:6
Power Not Performance

My Grandmother Had It And I Do Not

Power Not Performance8 minSantiago
1 Corinthians 12:6
1 John 4:13
He Never Leaves

I Explained It Away And Now It Is Gone

He Never Leaves8 minNova
1 John 4:13
Psalm 103:14
Filled And Tired

I Have Tried Every Suggestion

Filled And Tired8 minCaleb
Psalm 103:14
Mark 4:27
Slow Fruit

The Same Argument For Nineteen Years

Slow Fruit8 minAmir
Mark 4:27
Romans 8:26
Language I Lack

Fluent In Public, Silent At Home

Language I Lack8 minJubilee
Romans 8:26
2 Corinthians 13:14
Someone Not Something

I Have Introduced Him A Thousand Times

Someone Not Something8 minJubilee
2 Corinthians 13:14
Romans 8:26
Language I Lack

I Cannot Finish A Sentence

Language I Lack8 minEliana
Romans 8:26
1 Corinthians 12:11
Power Not Performance

I Am Not A Demonstrative Person

Power Not Performance8 minNova
1 Corinthians 12:11
John 16:13
The Ignored Nudge

I Can Argue Myself Out Of Anything

The Ignored Nudge8 minNova
John 16:13
Romans 8:26
Language I Lack

I Do Not Know What To Ask For

Language I Lack8 minZariah
Romans 8:26
1 Corinthians 12:6
Power Not Performance

I Have Never Seen Anything Happen

Power Not Performance8 minCaleb
1 Corinthians 12:6
1 Corinthians 13:12
Slow Fruit

I Am Worse Than I Was At Eighteen

Slow Fruit8 minMelody
1 Corinthians 13:12
Genesis 1:2
Someone Not Something

He Was In The Second Sentence

Someone Not Something9 minZev
Genesis 1:2
1 Samuel 3:7
The Ignored Nudge

I Probably Just Saw Her Story

The Ignored Nudge7 minMelody
1 Samuel 3:7
Romans 8:11
Filled And Tired

The House Is Full And I Am Empty

Filled And Tired8 minSantiago
Romans 8:11
Acts 16:7
The Ignored Nudge

I Did Not Want To Be My Father

The Ignored Nudge8 minSantiago
Acts 16:7
Romans 8:26
Language I Lack

I Type Them Because I Cannot Say Them

Language I Lack8 minMelody
Romans 8:26
John 10:27
The Ignored Nudge

I Trust A Hunch About A Heifer

The Ignored Nudge8 minElias
John 10:27
Romans 8:26
Language I Lack

The List I Could Not Get Through

Language I Lack9 minCaleb
Romans 8:26
1 Kings 19:12
The Ignored Nudge

Mine Never Come With Force

The Ignored Nudge8 minImani
1 Kings 19:12
Galatians 3:2
Power Not Performance

Everybody There Had A Story

Power Not Performance8 minMelody
Galatians 3:2
2 Corinthians 3:18
Slow Fruit

I Go Forward Every Time

Slow Fruit8 minImani
2 Corinthians 3:18
Romans 8:11
Filled And Tired

I Fell Asleep In The Chair Again

Filled And Tired8 minAmir
Romans 8:11
Romans 8:26
Language I Lack

Just His Name, Over And Over

Language I Lack8 minNova
Romans 8:26
John 14:16
He Never Leaves

I Asked For One Thing

He Never Leaves8 minTahoma
John 14:16
Psalm 34:18
Filled And Tired

Everybody My Age Says They Are Tired

Filled And Tired7 minMelody
Psalm 34:18
Romans 8:26
Language I Lack

I Sat Down And Nothing Came

Language I Lack10 minAmir
Romans 8:26
Acts 11:12
The Ignored Nudge

It Was Awkward And I Never Did It Again

The Ignored Nudge8 minTahoma
Acts 11:12
Lamentations 3:23
Filled And Tired

I Am Full On Sunday And Empty By Tuesday

Filled And Tired7 minJubilee
Lamentations 3:23
Isaiah 30:21
The Ignored Nudge

By The Time I Have Checked, It Is Thursday

The Ignored Nudge8 minEliana
Isaiah 30:21
John 14:17
Someone Not Something

The Place I Set For Everybody Else

Someone Not Something9 minAmir
John 14:17
Ephesians 4:30
He Never Leaves

The Thing I Swore Off In March

He Never Leaves8 minAmir
Ephesians 4:30
Galatians 5:22
Someone Not Something

I Called It Peace

Someone Not Something8 minTahoma
Galatians 5:22
Philippians 2:13
The Ignored Nudge

I Will Not Say God Told Me

The Ignored Nudge8 minZariah
Philippians 2:13
John 14:16
Power Not Performance

Sawdust On The Bench

Power Not Performance10 minElias
John 14:16
Acts 2:2
Someone Not Something

I Thought You Needed Silence

Someone Not Something8 minSantiago
Acts 2:2
Philippians 3:12
Slow Fruit

Everybody Thinks I Am Further Along

Slow Fruit8 minJubilee
Philippians 3:12
Romans 8:38
He Never Leaves

I Know The Exact Night

He Never Leaves8 minMelody
Romans 8:38
Romans 8:26
Language I Lack

Every Form I Know Went Hollow

Language I Lack9 minZev
Romans 8:26
Isaiah 46:4
He Never Leaves

I Outlived The Years I Could Feel Him

He Never Leaves8 minElias
Isaiah 46:4
Romans 8:16
Someone Not Something

Nine Years In The Same Car

Someone Not Something8 minCaleb
Romans 8:16
Romans 8:26
Language I Lack

Neither Language Came

Language I Lack9 minSantiago
Romans 8:26
Mark 4:27
Slow Fruit

You Cannot See Roots

Slow Fruit10 minSantiago
Mark 4:27
John 14:17
He Never Leaves

I Have Been Reading Myself Into Saul

He Never Leaves8 minZev
John 14:17
Exodus 31:3
Power Not Performance

The Only One In The Shop

Power Not Performance9 minAmir
Exodus 31:3
Isaiah 55:8
Slow Fruit

I Know What Should Have Happened By Now

Slow Fruit9 minZev
Isaiah 55:8
Ephesians 1:13
He Never Leaves

I Have Rededicated My Life Eleven Times

He Never Leaves8 minCaleb
Ephesians 1:13
Galatians 5:22
Slow Fruit

I Scored Myself Against The List

Slow Fruit7 minZariah
Galatians 5:22
Acts 15:28
The Ignored Nudge

I Know All The Cases Where They Got It Wrong

The Ignored Nudge8 minZev
Acts 15:28
Romans 8:26
Filled And Tired

Twenty To Six

Filled And Tired11 minTahoma
Romans 8:26
1 Corinthians 2:4
Power Not Performance

I Can Do The Thing And I Do Not Trust It

Power Not Performance8 minJubilee
1 Corinthians 2:4
Psalm 139:1
Filled And Tired

I Can Account For Every Hour

Filled And Tired7 minZariah
Psalm 139:1
1 Corinthians 12:3
Power Not Performance

I Checked, And It Was The Lighting

Power Not Performance8 minZariah
1 Corinthians 12:3
Psalm 103:14
Filled And Tired

I Have Nothing Left For The People I Love

Filled And Tired8 minNova
Psalm 103:14
1 Corinthians 12:7
Power Not Performance

I Am The One Who Drives People Home

Power Not Performance7 minTahoma
1 Corinthians 12:7
1 Corinthians 2:11
Someone Not Something

Four Hundred Pages About Him

Someone Not Something8 minZariah
1 Corinthians 2:11