Ephesians 2:19
"You are no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow citizens with God’s people and members of God’s household."
What of Today’s Verse…
Those of us who have been Christians a long time sometimes forget that we have no claim or right to the grace we have received. When we feel we deserve it, that it is ours by right, it is no longer grace and we no longer have it. To be a part of God’s family is grace. Our lives are a gift from the Holy One who spoke into existence the universe (in which we are) and who knows how to share and love in ways we can’t even imagine.
Let us Pray:
For the incredible and boundless love you have given to me, O Almighty God, I can only fall to my knees and thank you. Your power is beyond my comprehension. Your awesome holiness is beyond my understanding. Yet your infinite grace is mine because of your love, which cost you so much. "Thank you. A million times over I say it, "Thank you!" Through Jesus my Lord I pray. Amen
Words of Wisdom
Make the most…
Be honest with yourself and with everyone else as well. There are some things you like and other things you dislike, and that’s just fine.
Be fully accepting of yourself and of others as well. You are who you are, with your dreams and passions, preferences and interests, and each person is delightfully unique.
What you run from or hide from or seek to deny, grows bigger and more influential as a result. By getting things out in the open, by seeing them for what they truly are, you become free of their control.
You are where you are and life is the way it is. The more completely you accept it, the more power you have to do something about it.
This moment carries enormous opportunity. No positive purpose is served by fighting against it.
Instead, accept what is, the way you are, the way you feel, and the things that life has brought to you. Then you can make the very most of it all.
