As far as I can tell the only way to fall from grace is to trip over religion. Gwen Tennant-Ketchum
My friend Gwen nails it in today's quote. And I resonate with it because religion is the very thing that is what trips me up in grace. When I find myself struggling to extend grace, receive grace, be grace I can usually look no further than religion. Religion forgets relationships, it forgets flexibility, it forgets that sometimes *it* isn't black and white but gray. Religion acts better than others, "high and mighty", and as judge and jury. So when I find myself tripping up on grace I know that somehow religion has gotten in my way.
The Pharisees in the Bible are role models for religion tripping up grace. They clashed with Jesus all the time over issues of grace. It's unfortunate that I can relate to them a little too well. Hang around me long enough and you'll hear me call myself a "recovering pharisee". I say "recovering" because in the past 5 years or so I have been on a journey in my faith and part of that journey is cutting loose religion and embracing Jesus. And grace plays a huge part in the journey. And while I am miles ahead of where I started I am still miles away from where I want to be. But that's okay, there's grace. :) Religion tells me that's not okay but it is. Feeling tripped up? Perhaps religion is in your way.
My friend Gwen nails it in today's quote. And I resonate with it because religion is the very thing that is what trips me up in grace. When I find myself struggling to extend grace, receive grace, be grace I can usually look no further than religion. Religion forgets relationships, it forgets flexibility, it forgets that sometimes *it* isn't black and white but gray. Religion acts better than others, "high and mighty", and as judge and jury. So when I find myself tripping up on grace I know that somehow religion has gotten in my way.
The Pharisees in the Bible are role models for religion tripping up grace. They clashed with Jesus all the time over issues of grace. It's unfortunate that I can relate to them a little too well. Hang around me long enough and you'll hear me call myself a "recovering pharisee". I say "recovering" because in the past 5 years or so I have been on a journey in my faith and part of that journey is cutting loose religion and embracing Jesus. And grace plays a huge part in the journey. And while I am miles ahead of where I started I am still miles away from where I want to be. But that's okay, there's grace. :) Religion tells me that's not okay but it is. Feeling tripped up? Perhaps religion is in your way.
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