God as without cost. If you have any comments - adebelak@redeemerluth.com [mailto:adebelak@redeemerluth.com]God as without cost is not just a notion about the beginning of all things. This
God is also the trigger of new life when it cracks into the day and twirls us around
within a great whirlwind of possibilities that is able to make each 'now' into a
cosmic beginning - fresh and pure. God without cost knocks Saul from his journey
of self-righteous warfare so that Saul might begin a new life - without cost. God
as without cost claims us. This is God as 'gotcha' and God as 'you're mine no matter
what you think or do.' From that point - that announcement - that act that interrupts
life as we would have it be, we have only one point of reference - God as without
cost. Without cost we are placed at the welcome table - we are encouraged to eat
and drink - we are bathed in promises we have not earned. Without cost there is
a firm foundation that gives us a place to start. It is like food set out on the
table and we are simply told to eat - eat - enjoy - be filled - without cost. It
is an invitation into a reality that is unlike the day-to-day world that seems
to always cost us 'an arm and a leg.'
O God of love and new life, remind us to dig in and enjoy the feast of life you
set before us. Interrupt us with the joy of your unbounded, gracious love. Amen.
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