1517 Blogcast

What grace is this? It’s grace from Christ, who often seizes us when we least expect it, even through the hands of His enemies.

The promise here is that God is present with us in our troubles, issuing commands to save us before we ask. God does not ignore our suffering and cries.

When you are stripped down to nothing, desperate, lowly, you will again know what she knows: the crumbs are enough, Jesus is enough, for you.

We cannot love first. Therefore God comes, takes hold of the heart, and says: "Learn to know me."

Sometimes it’s important to go far away to learn of holy places back home.