This morning, we continue our prayer with the beginning words of the Gospel of John: John 1:1-18.
John 1 is a scripture of expansive abundance. From the beginning of this gospel of John, the writer stretches and opens up the Word as far as is possible – from before the beginning of time, up until right now, and on out into forever. And what pours forth are God’s good gifts – Word, constant creation, being, light, life, intimacy with God, glory, grace, truth, the Word in our own enfleshed lives.
In the fullness of all this, we have received “grace upon grace.” Not just grace, but “grace upon grace.”
Grace upon grace upon grace upon grace upon grace upon grace.
Grace upon grace – grace like a river cascading over cliff’s edge into water-fall and prism of color,
Grace upon grace – grace like aloe slathered on sunburnt skin,
Grace upon grace – grace like an autumn wind that rustles drying leaves into a shower of red and gold and orange,
Grace upon grace – grace like a hand to hold,
Grace upon grace – grace like a cool sip of water on a dry dusty day,
Grace upon grace – grace like you to me, and me to you,
Word encountered in each other.
Let us move into this day expecting and looking for grace upon grace.
Feel free to answer the question that follows in your prayer now, to ask it throughout the day, and to share here what you are finding, as you want:
Today, where do you see, touch, hear, smell, taste, experience grace upon grace? Big graces? The littler graces that nourish each day?
Let us carry a little grace into the world today – well, a little grace . . . or a lot.
