Echoes

    I thought I heard echoes in Dave’s sermon this morning. 

    They were echoes of God’s voice, repeating the grace He freely gives.

    Aren’t we all unlikely recipients of salvation?  We were all strangers and outsiders before Christ made us part of His family.

    Aren’t we all unworthy recipients of God’s love?  And isn’t it just like the Father to love us into worthiness by sending His Son to die for us?

    Haven’t we all sinned?  Who could count the number of times we have wandered away from God or denied His love to the weak, the wounded, the different—anyone with whom we have issues?

    And don’t we try so hard to box God into our comfortable compartments for Him?  But no lines drawn by humans can contain Him.  Even the sound of His voice reverberates beyond our boundaries.

    Sometimes we are blessed enough to hear the echo of His voice . . . thanks be to God.