God the giver is always with us, a person we relate to as receivers of grace and he shines in each of us. Our response is to honour God through loving him; loving our neighbours; loving our enemies.

This is the world we live in, beyond and beneath our reasoning that empowers us to be fully who we are; fully freed.

It’s not one of many pathways: it’s the one truth, the one way and the one life that empowers all to become our full selves and to love. In turning to God we are forgiven: in turning from selfishness and self absorption we receive freedom from all that binds us and receive forgiveness. Forgiveness is there for all in God’s own self. Before all creation, forgiveness reigns so that love may be perfected in freedom. God the son became sin that we might be free; God the son is the one on the cross and this mystery is our saving and healing. God the spirit is given so we may know the truth and the truth set us free. All is gift and Christ died for our sins so that we may have life ever flowing. In God we become like God.

Faith is our way of life and is transformational not transactional: we are changed through the gift, we don’t earn it. It’s not our geography, our family or our history that saves us. Our part is to receive the gift we are unconditionally offered and to honour God. We learn that we can only receive and love: in loving others we can know the one true way of faith: in love for God we, moment by moment, turn out gaze to God and we are forgiven empowered to love. Jesus is Lord.

(Inspired by Miroslav Volf’s book Free of Charge)

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