When warm light floods the living room and laughter visits along with friends, we bless the grace of God for making all our good days better.
But when the rain slants heavily across our midnight loneliness, is grace still real? Is God still good?
The greatest saints this world has known are full unanimous on this: God’s grace is undiminished by the dark, the cold, the prison cell, the illness and the tears.
For just such hours and just such years the witness of God’s Word is clear: “He reached down from heaven and rescued me; He drew me out of deep waters. He rescued me from my powerful enemies, from those who hated me and were too strong for me” (Psa 18:16-17). “The Lord’s arm is not too weak to save you, nor is His ear too deaf to hear you call” (Isa 59:1).
Yes, grace is justly celebrated when harmonies rise heavenward, and massive choirs proclaim the beauty of redemption. But grace is even better known when tearful, solo saints exclaim: “From the depths of despair, O Lord, I call for Your help. Hear my cry, O Lord. Pay attention to my prayer” (Psa 130:1-2).
Call out for grace in any hour. God hears your voice: it doesn’t take a choir.
And stay in grace. -Bill Knott
Global View: Every True Disciple a Missionary (September 2018)
GraceNotes: Grace Moved By Love (August 24, 2018)
A Hymn To Grace (August 17, 2018)
GraceNotes: God's Gracious Timeline (August 10, 2018)
ViewPoint: Staying Out (August 2018)
House Call: From Parent To Child (August 2018)
Wilona Karimabadi: Remember (August 2018)
GraceNotes: In Full (August 3, 2018)
Digging Deeper: Deception (August 2018)
GraceNotes: All of Grace (July 27, 2018)
GraceNotes: Glorious Exception (July 20, 2018)
GraceNotes: The Reach of Grace (July 13, 2018)
Digging Deeper: The Trinity (July 2018)
GraceNotes: A Victory For Grace (July 6, 2018)
Cliff's Edge: The Apocalyptic Monsters Category (July 2018)
Lael Caesar: For Peace? (July 2018)
Searching The Obvious: Standing Ovation (July 2018)
GraceNotes: Grace and Self-Denial (June 22, 2018)
Introducing The Why: Applying Filters (June 2018)
GraceNotes: Changing The Storyline (June 15, 2018)
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
The Tangent on Veritas Catholic Network
Life After Ministry
Devoted To Prayer
Human Design: Your Personal Blueprint for Life
Astrology of the Week Ahead with Chani Nicholas