Unknown Bounds Of Grace



If you've read a few of this blog's posts, you know they occasionally include what is heard in public. In echoing spaces, bits and pieces of people's conversations can be heard.

People come and go in these coffee shops I frequent. They stay momentarily, departing after receiving their favorite cup of caffeine. Others, like me, stay a bit longer.

Very recently at a table near me, I overheard two women talking church. Their conversation was partly about how no church is perfect. I couldn't agree more, since churches are made up of people and people are fallible. Church people follow the Perfect example, but they are not perfect.

Some time later, after the two women depart, I hear bits of the conversation from those seated at this same table. The new occupants are talking about the military; they have a friend/relative who is working on drones. You know, those flying machines that bring war to others in an impersonal and far-removed way.

It's interesting how on the surface, people are people. The exterior differences can be notable, yet you really can't tell what is beneath the surface of the skin, unless actions are seen or words are heard. I can't say the girls talking about church are any better than the two men and woman talking positively about their friend's/relative's occupation. Who knows what these five people do on their own, while alone, or among other people. Only God knows what their destiny is, who they are Today and who they'll be on that Day when the hearts of mankind will be revealed.

I believe God has grace in store for those who may not see all things clearly; whether they are the body of the Holy Spirit or work in systems which destroy the body of the Holy Spirit.

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