Scripture:

I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that has been given you in Christ Jesus. (I Cor 1.4)

Reflection:

Grace… in church parlance this refers to ‘divine grace’ – the open armed love of God shown in Jesus for any and all of us, regardless of just how undeserving we are of love. More generally, we may talk about moving or acting gracefully, that is, in a way that is beautiful.

The crime writer Peter James chose to call his Brighton detective Superintendent Grace because, he says, he wanted a name that connoted the restoration of order at the end of a story dealing with the gritty, dark world of crime.Thank God for every moment of each day when we come in contact in any way with the beauty of his grace.

David Harmsworth