Grace makes Beauty out of ugly things

As I contemplate this day from my deck, the gray hues of the sky meeting the horizon look so beautiful to me. It is truly a beautiful sight, much like the empty tomb was to those first visitors once their mind was able to comprehend what the heart silently hoped.

This day is about the reality of Ugly becoming Beautiful, it is about the glass slipper fitting, it is about the frog becoming the prince, it is about sin being forgiven, it is about Death losing it’s sting, it is about God being faithful with His Grace.

You see, the empty tomb is the ultimate sign of Trusting God, something only Jesus could really do from this side of life. The very reason Grace became a gift on that day. For all who dare to believe, Grace will take the worst and make good, Grace will bring peace in the midst fear, love in the face of anger, acceptance in the loneliness of rejection. Grace provides forgiveness for the darkest secretes in our heart.

Jesus redeemed our Human Condition with his bloody death, and God completed Jesus’ act of Grace by raising Him from the Dead. May we be about extending the kind act of Grace all through out our life, especially if we are believers in God’s act of Grace to bring Life from Death. May we bring beauty out of ugly things.

If you have the time watch this youtube video entitled Grace. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXEOEjRfDUs

The song is by U2 and is where I received the title for this blog.

Happy Resurrection Day.