Sometimes the greatest lessons in life can be learned by getting lost...
Text: “but the Lord said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness.” So, I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me. Therefore I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities for the sake of Christ; for whenever I am weak, then I am strong.” 2 Corinthians 12:9-10
Devotion: Have you ever felt surprised by grace? When I was a kid I made a huge mistake. A friend and I decided that we wanted to throw rocks at a squirrel that was running around a tree, had been noisy, and causing a ruckus. Mostly, we were really unwise kids creating a nuisance. Well, having the accuracy of an adolescent, we hit the window with a rock and shattered the window. I remember the absolute terror I felt when the rock hit the glass. That sense of fear that accompanied waiting the punishment. Yet, the neighbor came out of the house, walked over to us, and asked if we were ok. He didn’t scream, yell, punish us, but cared for us. The only small favor he asked was help sweeping up the broken glass. That gentleman taught me a lesson about grace that I will never forget. The beauty of being met where we are, not with what we deserve but with love, compassion, and kindness. This week we invite you to think about offering a word of grace to those around you. Find a person who could use a word of kindness, a word of forgiveness, and meet them where they are at. At the same time, what word of grace do you need to extend to yourself? We hope this week you have a chance to extend a measure of grace that has been extended to you. May you find grace enough for today. Act:
“Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace; Where there is hatred, let me sow love; Where there is injury, pardon; Where there is discord, harmony; Where there is error, truth; Where there is doubt, faith; Where there is despair, hope; Where there is darkness, light; And where there is sadness, joy. O Divine Creator, Grant that I may not so much seek To be consoled as to console; To be understood as to understand; To be loved as to love. For it is in giving that we receive; It is in pardoning that we are pardoned; And it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.” ~Attributed to St. Francis of Assisi Social Media Prompt: What does a grace-filled life look like?
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10/10/2022 04:58:19 pm
Ever official use indeed keep.
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