I found this funny since grace is the very thing God has been teaching me and working in me.
After writing this quick paper, I am not even sure I am the one who wrote it, but the Holy Spirit through me.
I am still in humbled awe of God, His grace, and the words in this assignment.
Here it is:
Grace
is something that is undeserved, unearned, and supernatural. It is a
supernatural ability to do what we cannot do on our own - to do our
impossible but God’a possible. Grace finds us where we are at but
does not leave us where we are. Mercy is grace in action - the very
power of grace. Forgiveness is humbling and is merciful. Forgiveness
and mercy are the fruits of grace. Grace is both contagious and
scandalous. Grace is acceptance without first doing something to
receive it. It is like walking through a door and being embraced by a
complete stranger as they whisper “I love you,” without ever
having known you first.
“To
be alive is to be broken and to be broken is to stand in need of
grace.”
-Brennan
Manning ‘The Ragamuffin Gospel’
Grace
is not a finished off checklist, store bought or manufactured, nor is
it like the golden star waiting for you after a video game level
because you’ve jumped through enough hoops to get there. It is not
an incentive but a gift. Grace is not human. Humanity is
considerations, sympathies, and tolerance. Grace is heavenly and
godly. It was created from nothing by a God who is everything. It
surpasses understanding and brotherly love. It is not the love a
person can muster within themselves but can only be cultivated by the
Holy Spirit inside of you. It is grace itself that even enables you
to have grace. Grace does not abandon through any season. It is
timeless and always existent and within grasp. It is not based off of
human standard but God’s standard towards you. It never ends and
knows no bounds. It is by this grace we are saved, forgiven, set
free, and made to be.
