Others do too. I wish them good luck, I really do. We need to rediscover grace. The story of Christmas is, at its heart, a story of grace. The coming of Jesus Christ into our world 2,000 years ago is the affirmation of God's unmerited favor to us.
Scripture is clear.
Someone has suggested that love is like the Bible's loaves and fishes - it works best when given away. I think it is the same with grace. Perhaps we will have a more grace-filled society if we in the church who have been the recipients of God's marvelous grace in Christ Jesus will take it upon ourselves to begin giving it away. I can promise it will make a difference in everyone of our lives. Ron Hall is pastor of the Highwater Congregational United Church of Christ in Newark, OH and reports, The morning after a Bible study at our church, I was standing in the shower thinking about it and wondering which of the 'regulars' hadn't been there.