"In the next five minutes, you will receive sustaining grace flowing to you from the future, and you will accumulate another five minutes’ worth of grace in the reservoir of the past. The proper response to grace you experienced in the past is gratitude, and the proper response to grace promised to you in the future is faith. We are thankful for the past grace of the last year, and we are confident in future grace for the new year." John Piper
In other words...
When you look at your past, instead of seeing and being torn down by your faults or the faults of others, you can choose to see a deep, wide, full ocean of grace and forgiveness from our God of unfailing love.
And as you look toward your future, instead of seeing and being weighed down by your worries, fears and frailties, you can choose to see a waterfall of grace rushing down on you - grace for every moment!
We can't wait to see the power of God's AMAZING grace working in the lives of students in 2014!
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