"For behold, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last." Lk 13:30
No matter how hard we try to understand God's greatness, the scriptures keep reminding us that God and God's graciousness have no parallels in human life, and while it is helpful to think of metaphors and similes that open up our understanding, they will always fail to capture the fullness of God's goodness. Most of us have gazed at a sunrise, sunset, the ocean or a majestic mountain and been unable to describe what we experience. The grandeur and power of nature defies description, and the love of God's is even more impossible to label or name. Only awe and silence seem a proper and fitting response.
What we can and must do is accept God's challenge to live lives of limitless generosity and learn how to spend the love we have been given with humility and delight. While a tall order, even this is possible with God's help.
Today, give someone something they have not deserved or earned.
Do you have a favorite way or story to describe God's love?
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