Grace To Share

“You say grace before meals. 
All right.


But I say grace before the play and the opera, 


And grace before the concert and the pantomime,


And grace before I open a book,


And grace before sketching,

painting,
swimming, fencing, boxing, walking, playing, dancing; 


And grace before I dip the pen in the ink.”

CK Chesterson

Some say grace, a blessing or word of thanks, before we eat a meal. We thank God for his provision, and ask him to bless it to our health. This is a good thing. It is good to remember that every good thing comes from above, and that we are a blessed people, indeed.

Others live grace. With every action, every breath they take, they ask God’s blessing. They know that apart from God, they have nothing to offer. They know that with the grace of God, anything can be sacred, able to bring him glory and do his work.

“God is able to make all grace abound to you, that always having all sufficiency in everything, you may have an abundance for every good deed.” 2 Cor. 9:8

He makes his grace ABOUND to us, so that we will have an ABUNDANCE for every good deed. Sometimes I don’t feel like I have a lot to give. I’m tired. I’m depleted. But I am a recipient of grace, that is for sure. And God is able to multiply that, like loaves and fishes, so that we have more than enough for every good deed, every act of mercy that he calls us to, every sacrifice he asks us to make.

I don’t know about you, but I don’t feel ready for the Christmas season. Its dark and gray and rainy, and there is so much to get done, and so many people everywhere. I don’t feel like I have much grace to share. Not enough energy for another smile. Not enough breath for another prayer. 

Certainly not enough to remind a dying people that the reason we celebrate Christmas is because we don't have to die. 

The good news is that I don’t have to worry about that. God is the one who gives grace in the first place, and he’s the one who multiplies it. So smile at the clerk in the store; chances are she feels more depleted than you do. Crank up the Christmas Carols and decorate the house. Invite the neighbors over. Send a note or card to your kids teachers. You have grace to share. You have an abundance of grace, enough for every good deed!

So, say grace. Say it when you drive, at work, at school, in the grocery store. Give it to your family. Bathe your day in int. Say grace. Live grace.