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meditations.

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God is great.

God is good.

Let us thank Him for our food, amen.

Those words framed every breakfast, lunch and dinner when I was a child around our tiny

wooden kitchen table, saying grace, what was your meal time prayer of grace?

Well, grace is more than a prayer for a meal.

It's a way of life, living by grace, receiving something that we don't deserve, unmerited

favor, a moment of time extended to us as a gift.

But how do we receive it?

And do you show it to others?

Well, if you struggle receiving and showing mercy, then you aren't alone and you're in the

right place.

The theme for this meditation from Ephesians chapter 2 is grace.

Being mindful of our actions so that others see the mercy and grace of God in all that

we say and do.

So regardless of it being gone or dusk, this gift of quiet meditation is yours now to

cherish, a safe place to be transparent with your thoughts, and a retreat, if you will,

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