What in the world, in all this world, is grace?

I can say it certain now: All is grace.

I see through the woods of the world: God is always good and I am always loved.

God is always good and I am always loved.

Everything is eucharisteo.

Because eucharisteo is how Jesus, at the Last Supper, showed us to transfigure all things – take the pain that is given, give thanks for it, and transform it into a joy that fulfills all emptiness. I have glimpsed it: This, the hard eucharisteo. The hard discipline to lean into the ugly and whisper thanks to transfigure it into beauty. The hard discipline to give thanks for all things at all times because He is all good. The hard discipline to number the griefs as grace because as the surgeon would cut open my son’s finger to heal him, so God chooses to cut into my ungrateful heart to make me whole.

All is grace only because all can transfigure.

Ann Voskamp, one thousand gifts, pages 100 & 101

555. dunkin’ donuts mocha k-cups
556. anthropologie
557. sunrise
558. lessons on mercy
559. GNO & lots of laughter
560. I’m not who I was
562. rain to wash away the heat
563. singing lessons for the 8yo
564. a never-ending hug from the teen
565. the smell of freshly watered flowers while I’m running
566. scripture tethered to their fingers
567. spending the 4th with my hero
568. precious morning bundle
569. ice cream and roses smiles
570. floating with friends on the 4th
571. blessings He brings in a year
572. friends who wrap
573. lake days
574. His love is wide & deep
575. a new connection
576. hair color
577. craft planning
578. one paragraph
579. the beach. again. it never gets old.
580. honesty
581. running on the beach
582. forgiveness
583. grace
584. a bike ride with the 6yo
585. laser tag
586. fake mustaches
587. a bike and the beach
588. fried pickles
590. ocean. praise music. worship.
591. revelation
593. the teen being kidnapped & the smiles it brought
594. prayer
595. a heart wanting to trust
596. running 13 minutes straight. in 85 degree heat & 200% humidity
597. movie night
598. jeremiah 42:1-12
599. a stable puppy
600. girls who make the best of it
601. an outdoor room with a view
602. a game of telephone
603. muscle – men using strong christian leadership everyday
604. squishies
605. HIS gift in the sand
606. faith
607. bold prayers

How are you finding Joy? Are you seeing God in the small details of your life? Dare to join me in the Joy Dare?