CHAPTER 20 Goop “Today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.” LUKE 2:11 NASB

“I am the Alpha and the Omega—the beginning and the end,” says the Lord God. “I am the one who is, who always was, and who is still to come—the Almighty One.” REVELATION 1:8 NLT

Counselor

CHAPTER 4 Vulnerability

CHAPTER 1 Annunciation

in pursuit of a clear perspective

CHAPTER 22 Unexpected And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. LUKE 2:8

It’s easy to come to this conclusion, because this is our learned experience through relational failures throughout our lives.

To see Jesus as full of grace means there wasn’t any perfection checklist that was met to deserve His presence. His arrival stands against the idea that if you do it right, you get access to His presence. His presence was freely given. He never withheld it. Grace is presence not withheld.