The Grace Superlative

I was taught the pledge to the American Flag along with  “America The Beautiful” in my kindergarten classroom. As most kids, words were mixed up, misunderstood, and even a few additions made to try to keep up.

There is a line in America the Beautiful, “God shed His Grace on Thee.”

In the midst of not knowing what to do next, God does!  And He is there!  In fact His hands have sifted the very events we question.  Being a mom brings so many challenges (or should I say, “opportunities?”) 

The New International Version says in John 1: 16, “From the fullness of His grace we have all received one blessing after another.”   Other versions say “grace upon grace” and others say, “gift after gift after gift!”

In studying this verse I have come to understand that John couldn’t describe God’s grace adequately.  He chose to simply give it the superlative!   God’s grace is the superlative of our lives, of our day to day living! 

We can count on the Lord to shed His Grace on us with the uncertainties of our parenting and our lives.