Sufficient Grace!
I stood, last night, starring this 21 year old baby in the face. The only thing I could think was God loves His children. Around the corner, down the hall, and even in another hospital across town the testimony remained the same. We have breathing lungs and beating hearts, God loves his children. All of them are alive, despite a totaled car and a runaway 18 wheeler.
Broken limbs and bones can be mended. Yet life can’t return once it’s taken away. Thank God for abundant life. If things had of gone differently I imagined mothers across seas would have been reaching out for babies devoid of return. How long would they have mourned their decision to send their children away in good faith?
I smiled and wanted to kiss those beautiful rings. Your Grace is Sufficient, Lord!
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It’s easy to turn God into an authoritative statue, with no heart or emotions, just automated. He supplies us and demands from us. But that’s not it at all. As I look at these babies who flew out of the car and landed safely on the ground with no cuts, I say Lord how? Or that the driver could pick up the phone and call for his own help after the car had tumbled over, I say Lord why? Even still little lady, pelvis broken, gratefully she’s still breathing I say Lord thank you.
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It reminds me of a song…
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Lord I love you, Lord I need you,
You’re the one, The one I need,
To live this life Lord, I need you always,
By your presence, Lord take lead,
 Lord look into me, And infuse me,
To walk by the strength of your eyes,
Lord embrace me, Bare me in you,
Deep in your love I hide,
 And when I’m weak Lord,
And can’t go on more,
Lift my eyes to gaze on you,
Speak softly to me,
Come in infuse me,
By your strength,
Lord take me through…
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July 17th, 2006 at 3:00 pm
Thought I wonder if a 26-year-old can call a 21-year-old a baby (just kidding), I do sympathize with what you say. Too often we see God in the terms of logic (1 if he acts and 0 if he does not in binary terms). This leaves us with hollow words when we speak of “Father” “Helper” and even “love.” I think the mystery of how a consistent being can show compassion and define the concept of grace is something that pulls us to a sense of reality that goes far beyond what we often imagine.
July 18th, 2006 at 7:30 am
Amen