Grace is not given in bulk or by accident. It is not random or generic.
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In a world of many and multiple options, it can be super challenging to hear so many singular statements.
This passage has long been a compass for those who serve the Church.
I have always stumbled a bit over the word “chosen” (or as our Presbyterian brothers and sisters would translate it, “elected”).
Joshua speaks these words at the end of his life as Israel stands on the threshold of a future they cannot yet see.
Today is a day of holy becoming. Nearly sixty young people stand before God and this congregation to confirm the vows spoken at their baptism—claiming for themselves a faith that has claimed them from the beginning.