What comes to mind when you think of the power of God?

Authority? Control? Confidence? Certainty?

But what if in our desire for power and strength and certainty, we've entirely missed another understanding?

A wise octogenarian friend recently shared that he’d spent nearly a decade pondering what he’d say to his children and grandchildren if he had only one remaining breath. Ten years, and it came down to eight words. One for every decade of his life.

Eight words that sum up a story told in this week’s gospel.