I sing the solo grace “that saved a wretch like me,”—and so I should. Without it, I would be forever lost and never found.
But grace is more than what God does for me, though there may never be a hymn to fully capture that.
Grace is the Spirit moving in a hundred hearts when reconciliation is proclaimed from pulpits or on hillsides. “For there is no distinction, since all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God; they are now justified by His grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus” (Rom 3:22-24).
Grace is the grip of someone I’ve offended who offers a forgiving hug, even when I haven’t gotten to “I’m sorry.” Grace is the circle of believers, certain of their brokenness, who willingly embrace the addict, the obnoxious, the pariah.
Just like the Child who was born to us, grace is God’s truth for all of us—on us; for us; with us; through us. “To all who received Him, who believed in His name, He gave power to become children of God” (John 1:12).
We teach each other of this shareable redemption by not insisting on our rights; by silencing our cutting words; by holding those who seem intent on pushing us away. We live this grace together in a fellowship encouraging forgiveness.
Pray for the eyes to see this wider grace, to sing this fuller song.
And you will stay in grace. -Bill Knott
MORE DAY TO DAWN (November 1, 2019)
CROSS PURPOSES (October 25, 2019)
STAYING IN THE RACE (October 18, 2019)
A CIRCLE OF FORGIVENESS (October 11, 2019)
IS IT TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE? (October 4, 2019)
WHEN EVERYTHING CHANGES (September 27, 2019)
SUSTAINABILITY (September 20, 2019)
WHEN POLITICS MISLEADS US (September 13, 2019)
ENVIRONMENTAL TRUTHS (September 06, 2019)
DRENCHED BUT DELIGHTED (August 30, 2019)
UPENDING OUR ECONOMY (August 23, 2019)
UNTIRING GRACE (August 16, 2019)
GRACE UNDER FIRE (August 9, 2019)
THE NUMBER OF FORGIVENESS (August 2, 2019)
THE CHOICE THAT HEALS (July 26, 2019)
THE DAWN OF TRUST (July 19, 2019)
ALL OF GRACE, GRACE FOR ALL (July 12, 2019)
GRACEFULLY WRONG (July 5, 2019)
THE HERO OF THE STORY (June 28, 2019)
PLAYFUL, JOYFUL, WE ADORE THEE (June 21, 2019)
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