decision for grace.
“naked i came into the world, and naked i will leave” (job 1:21). what do i have, brothers and sisters, that has not been given to me? all is grace. all is given. who gave me this hand? who wiggles these fingers? who created this eye that i cannot explain or understand?
i cannot even make this hair grow. it is all gift. from beginning to end, everything is grace, everything is given. there is nothing we deserve.
we have no real rights. there is nothing we have to have. when you lose your friend, your lover, your life-giver, you can curse god and say, why was he taken? why 