A century ago, the poet wept: “Things fall apart. The centre cannot hold.” And after greater blood and anarchy, who dares to argue with him? Pollyannas need not apply.
And yet, sweet children are still softly kissed before they dream each night. Young lovers stroll and plan for lives that still unfold. The vendor at the corner store still offers us a smile with every morning’s purchase.
What keeps our world above the “blood-dimmed tide” that threatens to engulf us?
According to the Word of God, it is His grace that still preserves our loves and tenderness. Even the world-ending cataclysm the Bible teaches us about is not rushed—while mercy does its work: “The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some think of slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting any to perish but all to come to repentance” (2 Peter 3:9).
Your good job; your fresh love; your next breath—all are made possible by love that will not let us go. Between the haste and pain; among the litter of our sins; through all the litany of obstinance and ignorance—the grace of God preserves, sustains, and offers hope.
There is no depth grace cannot reach; no foolishness it can’t undo. Grace is another word for hope.
So 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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