Letters to the Editor
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Grace Is a Mysterious Event
I'm surprised at how many people that have written letters are full of such rage and are so quick to want to impose such a lawful justice against the carpet guy. The guy was a criminal and a jerk. There is no doubt that he has done this to people before and will do it to people again. But, why is that Anne's problem?
It would seem to me that Anne experienced grace and chose to pass that grace on in the world - even to someone that doesn't seem to deserve it. How many of you are perfect? How many of you have never ever manipulated, lied, or twisted a situation to your advantage? Would you rather that your "victims" punish you with revenge or extend the grace to you that you don't deserve? That is the heart Christianity: none of us are perfect, we all hurt the people around us (some in more grevious ways than others), and we don't deserve the grace that God extends to us. Yet, we do have that grace and when we really receive it, we are able to extend it to the people around us that don't deserve it either.
So great to see an article from you, Anne. Merry Christmas!