It’s disconcerting to talk about Christian grace in a blog like this. You think about it later and worry about how you phrased it, or how others might take it. There is the fear that it will be misunderstood in the context of common assumptions about what is required to be successful in this life—that it will be interpreted as boasting.
And I realized after publishing the last post that I didn’t mention Jesus. Or did I?
Grace is the love of God shown to the unlovely; the peace of God given to the restless; the unmerited favor of God…Grace is the opposite of karma, which is all about getting what you deserve. Grace is getting what you don’t deserve, and not getting what you do deserve. [Grace] is Jesus Christ in redeeming action
By the world’s standards grace is extraordinary, strange, and counterintuitive.
A lot like if the incarnate deity, veiled in flesh, were born in a manger in Bethlehem.
Religion must guide the political moment.
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