Opening Prayer: Lord Jesus, thank you that you were full of grace and truth. Help us to be the same. Amen.
Scripture: John 1:14-18
Journal: Do you tend to err on the side of grace or on the side of truth? Why? What does that look like? How was Jesus a beautiful combination of the two? How is he calling you to be the same?
Reflection:
grace and truth
grace
and truth
are
not contrary
but
complimentary
not
opposites
but
two parts of
a
beautiful whole
they
must be held
together
in union
to
have their full
power
and efficacy
grace
without truth
is
only pretense
a
cheap nicety
civility
at the expense
of
substance and depth
while
truth without grace
is
merely brutality
disguised
as goodness
a
dangerous weapon
in
the hands of a child
one
without the other
is
incomplete
both
are essential
in
order to live life
the
way it was
intended
to be
Prayer
Closing Prayer: Forgive me, Lord Jesus when I see grace and truth as two separate things, rather than two parts of a glorious whole. Help me to understand what it means that grace must have truth and that truth must have grace. Otherwise the picture is distorted and incomplete. Amen.
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