Don’t try to work your way into heaven.

None of us deserve God.

And there is nothing we can do to earn it.

In The Hiding Place, Corrie Ten Boom describes a touching scene with her aunt like this:

“And then as we listed in disbelief she lowered her hands and, with tears still coursing down her face, whispered, “Dear Jesus, I thank You that we must come with empty hands. I thank You that You have done all-all-on the cross, and that all we need in life or death is to be sure of this.””

God’s grace is all that we can ask for – and all that we need.

I am in awe of that fact every time I think about it.

I love you.

— Dad