But he said to
me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”
Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power
of Christ may rest upon me. – II Corinthians 12:9 (ESV)
Grace
is the unmerited, unconditional, unending love of God. It is through God’s grace that we receive the
gift of forgiveness, salvation and eternal life. Grace is pardon for sin and peace for
tomorrow. This wondrous gift means that
we don’t need to get it all right, in order to be all right. Likewise, it does not mean we need to know
all the right answers in order to live the questions.
We
must understand however, grace is not magic, nor does it whisk us off into some
fantasy land or Disney world. Grace does
not cure all our cancers, it does not turn our kids into the perfect children,
it does not guarantee a life of happiness and success. In fact, grace most often shows up in our
lives when all is at its darkest. We all
experience those moments when we question our own worth, when we ask if it is
worth it, when we are weary and set upon.
It is God’s grace that can help us through those moments that we may
become stronger in our faith.
Patrick
