The Gifts That Keep On Giving. During Epiphany, we have had the opportunity to explore seven of these extraordinary gifts. I hope you have loved seeing a new gift appear before us each Sunday as much as I have.
This week, we come to our final gift - The Gift of Outrageous Grace. Have you every known God to be outrageous? When we hear that word, we often think of something bigger than life; an outrageous comment; an outrageous car; an outrageous hairstyle….the list could go on and on. But, this week you may be surprised. Why? Because we will find outrageous grace in the story from Jesus about how to mend fences with those you disagree.
Is it even possible to follow Jesus’ guidance found in Matthew 5:21-37 and extend grace to those who have wronged us; to those who have made us angry? I wonder if the lesson from Jesus’ words could somehow help extend grace into our world – a place where it is so often absent these days. May we all be examples of God’s grace.
-Pastor Jane