Grace

In the land of "tit for tat" sometimes it is hard to grasp God's grace. Why God died for sinners and why He forgives? After working in jail for now almost a month I am beginning to understand why. God knows our stories.  He sees men and women brought up and caught up in the dysfunctional stories of their lives.  He sees older men and women who committed crimes as young men and women who were bruised and abused. God takes into consideration our inescapable stories that influence who we have become, and not just our crimes. For that reason God offers us a chance, his grace. For that reason Jesus said, "Father forgive them for they know not what they do (Luke 23:34)."