I LOVE IT

Just finished our first small group meeting of this session - Living A Blessed Life. It's a stufy in the Sermon on The Mount that runs parallel to our Sunday series on the beatitudes - Discover Recovery.

The group really was small, but it was a good evening as we talked about how those who realize they need God's help (the poor in spirit) are prime candidates for his blessing.

The best bit of the night came as our guests were leaving and one of them admitted to having had second thoughts about being baptized Sunday because he didn't feel he was good enough. Tonight reassured him that it's actually healthy to be in that frame of mind and he reaffirmed he would be getting baptized.

With my normal pastoral compassion, I simply agreed, "You'r not good enough!" Nor am I and nor is anyone - It's grace that brought us safe thus far and grace will lead us home.