How much grace you get
We used to get tiny glasses of orange juice, IF we got any at all. Remember the frozen can of juice you'd add to water in a larger pitcher? And that was for the whole family. It seemed as if we tried to dole it out to as to make it last for a few days, so you would get what seemed to be a shot glass full of juice and that was it. It was like a scurvy prevention level serving of OJ. That is how I grew up thinking about God's patience, grace, and forgiveness with us. You get a little and that's it! And you better not waste it or not be really appreciative of it! It's limited in supply and so very costly that you can only have a little so you better make it last. Much later, as an adult, I ordered a glass of orange juice at a restaurant, thinking I'd get the familiar shot glass of juice and, to my surprise, they brought a full sized glass full of OJ - and for a moment, I was like, "Is this for the whole table to share...?" __________ In Ephesian...