You Make All Things New

one of the most powerful scenes in the movie the Passion of the Christ is when Jesus is carrying the cross, bruised and beaten, blood dripping from the crown of thorns pushed into his head. He collapses in fatigue and weakness, the weight of the cross bearing over him. His mother Mary comes running over in panic, and Jesus calms His mother with these simple words "See mother, I make all things new." (Rev 21:5) it's amazing that Jesus would say such thing. in the eyes of the world, how could a man like this make anything new? just look at Him! He can't even stand! He's about to be crucified!
the beautiful paradox of the gospel is that a man beaten to a pulp would overcome the weight of sin and pain of the world on the cross, only to turn it all around, to make all things new. He did it so that on the days when we feel at our worst--our most ugly, sinful, depressed, hopeless, and broken moments, the days where the accusations to our left and right tells us we've failed and it's all useless, He breaks forth with a resounding "I make all things new" and we can trade in our ashes for beauty, our sorrow for joy, or sin for righteousness.
Jesus, You make all things new. You are so able. help me to trust in You.