From that place of overflowing gratitude we move from justification (saved by grace through faith) into sanctification (learning, day by day, to live as people who have truly been set free). This is the heart of spiritual training and faith based training—learning to become reflectors of the same relentless, scandalous love that was poured out for us.
May your Christmas be filled not with pressure or pretense, but with deep gratitude for the Gift that has already made you whole.
