I acquire books at an alarming rate (mostly second hand)…and I have to cull through my books several times a year or else my house will become wall to wall books! Sometimes before getting rid of a book, I’ll jot down a few quotes or thoughts from it in a notebook. This way I’ll have key points or challenging quotes for the future. Here is a quote about grace that I wanted to share:
To be people of amazing grace is to see ourselves as recipients of un-owed kindness and understanding, and if we really believe it’s been lavished upon us undeservedly, maybe we can lavish a little upon the people we find ourselves least inclined to view generously.
If we’re showering only the people we already love with love, do we really think grace is all that amazing? Are we any different from anyone else in our behavior? Do we really believe in amazing grace at all? Or have we placed a limit on it…?
(David Dark in The Gospel According to America)
Great grace reflection, Laura. I really like what he says about showering grace on those we might tend to view least generously.
And today’s offering is a nice coincidence too, since yesterday I reviewed another book on grace over at my place. It’s hard to imagine saying too much about grace, isn’t it?
I missed your post yesterday so thanks for mentioning it. I’m always looking for new books or thoughts on grace. Yes, I think it is near impossible to say too much about grace. It can be so hard to live out a life of grace…
One thing I try to keep in mind that life in Christ means that he is the one living out a life of grace in us. Glad it’s not on me to get that done!
Tim
P.S. Another book in the same vein as the one I reviewed yesterday is Andrew Farley’s “The Naked Gospel”. In fact, I’d start with that one before going to “The Gospel un[Cut]“. Farley’s book was easily the most important book I read in 2011.