'And of his fullness have all we received, and grace for grace.'
Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who was before John the Baptist, who came after John the Baptist, who is and always will be, has given of his fullness to those who believe.
It is a remarkable thought - that we have received of the fullness of God, of his completeness, his truth, his abundance.
God's love is overflowing. His love is free, unmerited, boundless. Such is the nature of grace, such is the nature of God.
For God's love is giving, selfless and sacrificial. It is the stuff of life. Each time we manipulate our fellows, each time we treat them as a human resource who exists to gratify our appetite, we deny a little of the divine Love.
It is in giving that we live, giving from the abundance that we receive from God, even when that abundance appears to us to be a 'mite'. There is always something we may give, be it ever so small, be it no more than a smile.
We receive so much from the Lord it is good to remember and to be thankful, even when those good times have ended in, perhaps, a sad and terrible way. To be thankful, to smile, to bless, are far far from easy, but it is in giving that we receive.
It is in giving, without the expectation of earthly reward, that we are truly alive.
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