House Finch, Pueblo West, CO USA
God is able to make every grace abundant for you, so that in all things, always having all you need, you may have an abundance for every good work - 2 Corinthians 9:8
God’s grace surrounds us in ways we might not expect.
Have you ever been stuck in traffic, late for a meeting and felt your blood pressure rising? Instead of honking your horn, how about thanking the Lord for this opportunity to grow in patience? God’s grace surrounds us.
Have you ever wanted to win a game against an archrival, only to loose. Instead of getting upset, thank the Lord for the opportunity to grow in the virtues of self-restraint and humility. God’s grace surrounds us.
I have found that God’s grace surrounds us even in the most challenging of times. In the death of loved ones, with God’s grace, we have the hope of seeing our loved ones again in heaven. God’s grace surrounds us.
Even in pain and suffering, God’s grace abounds. Jesus turned the tremendous pain and suffering of the cross into love, resurrection and life. With God’s grace, and by uniting our suffering to the suffering of Jesus on the cross, our suffering can be the most powerful of prayers. Just look at how the suffering of the early Christian martyrs changed the course of history. God’s grace surrounds us.
From his fullness we have all received grace upon grace - John 1:16