Comments on: The Eye of the Needle http://epinoiacafe.com/2009/03/the-eye-of-the-needle/ Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:40:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: AngelaHarms http://epinoiacafe.com/2009/03/the-eye-of-the-needle/comment-page-1/#comment-1661 AngelaHarms Thu, 19 Mar 2009 22:28:32 +0000 http://epinoiacafe.com/?p=472#comment-1661 Thanks for the kind words, Tripp. Do we know the difference? Apparently not, yet. From the story of our very beginning in the garden, it's been about our being scared that it's not enough to say "yes" to God. We say yes, then (when we think God's not looking) we start trying to protect ourselves and our interests. I'm going to try to keep learning the difference. Grace is so much sweeter than being "safe." Thanks for the kind words, Tripp.

Do we know the difference? Apparently not, yet. From the story of our very beginning in the garden, it's been about our being scared that it's not enough to say "yes" to God. We say yes, then (when we think God's not looking) we start trying to protect ourselves and our interests.

I'm going to try to keep learning the difference. Grace is so much sweeter than being "safe."

]]> By: Tripp Hudgins http://epinoiacafe.com/2009/03/the-eye-of-the-needle/comment-page-1/#comment-1660 Tripp Hudgins Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:33:28 +0000 http://epinoiacafe.com/?p=472#comment-1660 Do we know the difference between Grace and Safety? So often I think this is part of our struggle to recognize grace in the world. Indeed, describing grace is like describing the color green as Cathleen Falsani says. Yet, we do know it when we see it and we are as likely to shy away from it as we are to grasp it and allow it to embrace us. Good post. I shared it with the congregation (CCWilmette on Twitter). Do we know the difference between Grace and Safety? So often I think this is part of our struggle to recognize grace in the world. Indeed, describing grace is like describing the color green as Cathleen Falsani says. Yet, we do know it when we see it and we are as likely to shy away from it as we are to grasp it and allow it to embrace us. Good post. I shared it with the congregation (CCWilmette on Twitter).

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