This is how it work in families. Grace empowers, not the law. The grace we share because of the grace given to us through Jesus Christ. Rev. Roger Sonnenberg is pastor of Our Savior Lutheran Church in Arcadia, California. Inside Father gropes in the dark for a flashlight or candle.
Mother calms the little ones' fears with whispered prayers, and they all snuggle in the big bed.
But suppose the reason for the power outage is an unpaid electric bill. Suppose there is just one parent around, and the little ones' fears are just an echo of a single parent's fears. Now more than ever, families come in different shapes and sizes. We may blame each other, complain about the power company and generally curse the darkness. The difference is that we know the true source of power, our Triune God.