It's true...

Lately, I have really been moved by undeserved kindness. It's just incredible the love that God has poured out for us through sending His Son to the Cross to die for our sins. It's also incredible to watch the outpouring of that through the people around me.

I am amazed when I live real, mucky, true, grungy, and honest life-on-life with people. They see my sin and they still choose to love me. I'm not sure if there is a better depiction of the unconditional love of God and of grace and mercy than this. This semester has been definitely been one of "real" life. It's been a semester of the yuck just oozing out of me, but in that process I have seen more the beauty of the Cross and the beauty of Him displayed through those around me who keep on loving, assuring, comforting, forgiving, and walking with me through it. Thank you to so many this semester and throughout my entire life who have shown me the love of Christ in the way you interact with me.

I have been moved by the small things people do to show me their love and concern. The selflessness that has been displayed when I am upset, the laying down of their lives to consider mine, and the minute acts of kindness they do to display their love for me (they can because of Jesus's love for them). On a daily basis I am preached the Gospel through the actions and kindness of those who surround me.

I am undeserving. I am a filthy, adulterous, loathsome, and despicable beggar. I am a created being who spurns my Creator daily. I spit in the face of the One who shows ultimate kindness to me. I run away, I cheat on Him with other lovers, and I choose lesser loves so easily. And most of the time, I don't even consider how my actions sting Him.

Yet, despite all of this He shows me incredible kindness. I am so moved by the kindness of my King and how He keeps giving me good things I don't deserve and not giving me the terrible things I deserve. Thank you to those of you who have been evidences of this in my life. You have moved me to greater worship of our Creator and I couldn't be more thankful for you.