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What is God's desire in joining us with the fullness, or limitless fecundity, of Grace? Life in the fullness of God, and nothing less!
My response is to get down on my knees before the Father, this magnificent Father who parcels out all heaven and earth. I ask him to strengthen you by his Spirit—not a brute strength but a glorious inner strength—that Christ will live in you as you open the door and invite him in. And I ask him that with both feet planted firmly on love, you'll be able to take in with all followers of Jesus the extravagant dimensions of Christ's love. Reach out and experience the breadth! Test its length! Plumb the depths! Rise to the heights! Live full lives, full in the fullness of God.
*Ephesians 3.14-19, The Message
Suggested Reflection
How do the opening wisdom sayings pertain to our dependence on the Infinte One?
In what areas of your life are you being led to rely more upon the assistance and inspirations of Grace?
In what relationships are you sensing God is teaching you about reliance on others? On Him, or Her?
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*Brian K. Wilcox is Pastor of Christ Community United Methodist Church, Punta Gorda, FL. He is a vowed member of Greenbough House of Prayer, a contemplative Christian community. His passion is living a contemplative life and inspiring others to experience a deeper relationship with Christ through contemplative prayer and living.
*The wisdom quote of Mahatma Ghandi is from spiritual.com.au . That of Nicholas of Cusa is from Nicholas of Cusa: Selected Spiritual Writings. Ed. and Trans. H. Lawrence Bond. In "The Classics of Western Spirituality." The wisdom story's source is in the public domain and its author unknown.
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