Yearning for Grace
The first of possibly several reflections on Grace…
I think the first time I understood what the word “Grace” meant, was perhaps only a few years ago. I’d been a Christian for several years longer than that. I’d sung about Grace, I’d prayed about Grace… but I’m not sure I actually understood what it actually was all that time.
So a few years ago I finally learnt theologically what Grace was: undeserved forgiveness. Well that’s kind of cool I guess… To be fair, I already knew all the theology, just not the word.
Then 2010 happened… I don’t need to explain what, just that it made me realise how desperately I need God’s Grace. Literally nothing else could possibly help me. And so as I lamented, I wrote the following to God:
I’d like to know more about grace… please.
So with the help of “What’s so amazing about Grace?“, God’s been revealing to me what Grace actually is. What used to be a word on a page, now looks in my heart more like the above image. From a piece of theology, to perhaps the greatest power in the entire world. What else can defeat sin?
And we have the power to use it…
