Topic: Grace

God will open the way through the world’s chaos, and it will be grounded on extravagant mercy.

All of us, oppressed and powerful, are invited to act against violence and exploitation, to leave behind the oppressive ways and walk towards a new way of life.

The Church will always contain more than its fair share of maliciousness, pettiness and nastiness, but the temptation to try to weed it out is a temptation to abandon the way of Christ and make things worse.

In the face of human evil, God has made a personal commitment to persevere in loving us and drawing us towards fulfilment.

We are humble servants who are strengthened and empowered by the Spirit to enter into the redeeming work of God.

When we do not live lives of gratitude, which would actually expand our sense of the world in which we live, God still does not rescind his gifts.

God is deeply hurt and offended by our rejection of God in favour of things that are worthless, but Jesus has made possible both our forgiveness and our reconciliation.

Extravagant grace can be terrifying because it asks nothing of us but a complete change of life!

Grace is the opposite of karma, that most ancient and persistent of human laws which proclaims that we get what we deserve. We do not get what we deserve, and thank Christ we don’t!

Jesus is uncompromising in his teaching about what we do with our bodies and the significance of our relationships, but also in promising a new beginning when we find ourselves lost in this way.

The answers to the questions about our future directions are not easy, but we can trust the God who holds our future in his hands.

Rediscovering the mission of Jesus is one pathway through which we might re-enter the experience of dependence on God.