because of who He is.

Yesterday I was needing the gospel extra. Well, feeling it extra.

I texted two trusted friends,

asking for a reminder of it.

And then I hid away baking bread in my sunny kitchen for the rest of the afternoon.

I hung out in Romans and Colossians and the Book of Common Prayer at the kitchen table as the dough rose.

I listened to Indelible Grace's acoustic album on repeat and drew the lyrics out on my chalkboard.

"Jesus loves you with an everlasting love. It is his nature. He is the exact representation of God.
His nature was to love and give grace to the least of these...

some days I feel like the least of these! :-)"

"Jesus loves you because of who he is! Nothing you can ever do will earn or take away his love! Praying for you today."

"...Who dares accuse whom God has chosen for his own? No one- for God himself has given us right standing with himself...

Can anything ever separate us from Christ's love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or hungry, or destitute, or in danger, or threatened with death? ...No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us... not even the powers of hell can separate us from God's love."

"Almighty and eternal God, so draw our hearts to thee,

so guide our minds, so fill our imaginations, so control our wills,

that we may be wholly thine, utterly dedicated unto thee;

and then use us, we pray thee, as thou wilt,

and always to thy glory and the welfare of thy people;

through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen."