Justifying Grace – v2

Grace in the accepting, in the conversion,

in the repentant heart, seeing the failures,

the wrongness of human designs

knowing the evil we have done

repenting before God

Saying yes to the offer, the gift, the sacrifice,

relationship once more with the Creator,

sharing the cup with the Savior, being one

with the divine, as best we can

in that moment of saving

Not by our woks, never by our deeds

by grace alone we are healed

We fail, as all the people have failed

We need to grace, the gift, the sacrifice

of the cross, the blessing of Easter

We need Christ’s reconciliation

His victory on Calvary, in the empty tomb

to be brought home, by our opening the gift

and letting Him into our hearts  in the moment

we repent and receive God’s gift

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edited November 25, 2014

Justifying Grace – v2

May 1, 2008

Justifying Grace

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2008/05/justifying-grace.html

Walk to Emmaus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevenient_grace

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justification_%28theology%29

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Prayers for the Women’s Walk to Emmaus

http://www.crossroadsemmausofne.org/member/upcomingwomens.htm

http://www.crossroadsemmausofne.org/emmaus_about.htm

Crossroads Walk to Emmaus of New England

http://www.crossroadsemmausofne.org/

Walk to Emmaus

http://www.upperroom.org/emmaus/

Luke 24:13-35

grace

love

Luke 15:11-32

Prodigal Son

Mark 10:17-31

The Parable of the Rich Man

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