Grace Abounds

God's grace is the concept on display in this weeks lessons.

[To read them go to http://www.textweek.com/yeara/propera20.htm}

Jonah is perturbed that God would show mercy to the hated Ninevites. The Psalmist echoes Jonah's words about God's steadfast love and grace. St. Paul speaks of God graciously giving us the privilege of believing in, and suffering for, Jesus And the gospel from Matthew is a parable of God's surprising grace--meted out without consideration of timing or ability.

Grace is more than what you say at the dinner table. It's more than "love" and more than forgiveness. For God' grace is boundless--there are no limitations to its application. That's good for us--for, like it or not, we fall more towards being undeserving rather than worthy. And even when we're at our best--God still spreads his mercy out evenly.

A radical concept--God's grace. Hard to fathom. But maybe we're not supposed to plumb the depths of God's grace. Maybe we're just to float along in its waters. Being "graced."

Lord God, your grace is beyond our comprehension, yet we know it through Christ Jesus. Help us to glory in your care for the marginalized, and not want more for ourselves, or less for them.
AMEN