Grace is the most perplexing, powerful force in the universe, and, I believe, the only hope for our twisted, violent planet.
There is but one true Giver in the universe; all else are debtors.
Be still. In that focus, all else comes into focus. In that rift in my routine, the universe falls into alignment.
We are all trophies of God's grace, some more dramatically than others; Jesus came for the sick and not the well, for the sinner and not the righteous. He came to redeem and transform, to make all things new. May you go forth more committed than ever to nourish the souls who you touch, those tender lives who have sustained the enormous assaults of the universe. (pp.88)
I begin with confession not in order to feel miserable, rather to call to mind a reality I often ignore. When I acknowledge where I stand before a perfect God, it restores the true state of the universe. Confession simply establishes the proper ground rules of creatures relating to their creator.
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