This afternoon, I watched and listened to Obama's Eulogy at the funeral of Clementa C. Pinckney in South Carolina.
For the first time, I think I really understood what Grace means. Whenever God gives me an insight that makes me grow a tiny bit, he is giving me Grace. And Grace is truly amazing, because I haven't done anything to deserve it. My first experience of God's Grace, when he came into my life and saved it, I really see no reason why that should have happened to me. It's like an unearned gift from God.
I think in our daily lives when we do something for someone else without expecting anything in return, we are bestowing Grace on them. However, with people this may be often material, whereas Grace from God is entirely spiritual. God works through people to bestow Grace, but it is really coming directly from Him.
One thing that amazes me about getting old, is how many old people I meet, who have lived such selfish, useless lives, seemingly having gotten nothing out of their life's experience, while great men who do nothing but good in the world die so young. I trust that God has his reasons. Maybe the very good deserve to go to a better life faster, but also maybe their death serves a purpose for the people left behind. A purpose much greater than what they could accomplish while still living. Obama said something to this effect in his eulogy.
As for the Confederate Flag, I can't see any reason for defending something that offends so many people. It's only White people who defend it, which shows a total lack of understanding of how the other people feel.
For the first time, I think I really understood what Grace means. Whenever God gives me an insight that makes me grow a tiny bit, he is giving me Grace. And Grace is truly amazing, because I haven't done anything to deserve it. My first experience of God's Grace, when he came into my life and saved it, I really see no reason why that should have happened to me. It's like an unearned gift from God.
I think in our daily lives when we do something for someone else without expecting anything in return, we are bestowing Grace on them. However, with people this may be often material, whereas Grace from God is entirely spiritual. God works through people to bestow Grace, but it is really coming directly from Him.
One thing that amazes me about getting old, is how many old people I meet, who have lived such selfish, useless lives, seemingly having gotten nothing out of their life's experience, while great men who do nothing but good in the world die so young. I trust that God has his reasons. Maybe the very good deserve to go to a better life faster, but also maybe their death serves a purpose for the people left behind. A purpose much greater than what they could accomplish while still living. Obama said something to this effect in his eulogy.
As for the Confederate Flag, I can't see any reason for defending something that offends so many people. It's only White people who defend it, which shows a total lack of understanding of how the other people feel.
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| Clementa C. Pinckney |
