Daily Grace: The Mockingbird Devotional, Vol. 2

by David Zahl, Sarah Condon, Charlotte Getz

We all yearn for grace. But what purports to be good news often feels like judgment, expectation, or demand. Through personal experience, humor, and bucketloads of compassion, Daily Grace reveals the gospel for what it endless love and relief rising through the weeds of ordinary life. Composed by over sixty different contributors, these brief scriptural devotions offer comfort and wisdom while pointing toward Jesus Christ, the cross, and the resurrection. Whether you read this book daily, or once in a blue moon during a personal breakdown (it happens to all of us!), this grace is for you.

432 pages, Paperback

Published September 2, 2021

About the author

David Zahl is the director of Mockingbird Ministries and editor-in-chief of the Mockingbird blog. He and his wife currently reside in Charlottesville, VA, with their two sons where David also serves on the staff of Christ Episcopal Church.

Reviews

[Michael Heidle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another Most Excellent Daily Devotional with Good News Every Day

Daily se options based on Scripture readings (included) that relate the Good News of Gods gifts of grace in Christ Jesus are made fresh and relevant for living in faith!! Few devotionals get it as well as Mockingbird Press!! I have been abundantly impressed with their devotionals and plan to return to them again and again! Highly recommended!!

[Tori Grindstaff · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this little book. Debating reading it again this year! Short, to the point, and intellectual, with so much gospel truth. Each entry meets the reader where he or she is at and points to Jesus. It’s not about self betterment, like so much “Christian” and spiritual writings are about these days…it’s the opposite, encouraging readers to stop striving and stand in awe of The Lord’s daily grace and mercy.

“The Bible makes perfectly clear that God is not in the business of self-betterment, but of death and resurrection. Christianity is not a life-long program to make you a better person, but the proclamation that Jesus entered into the ultimate ending, death, in order to give you the ultimate beginning, eternal life. Through Jesus, your fresh start- your ‘new you’- began in a manger. It was established on a cross and fulfilled in the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Now and forever.”

[Bethany · Rating 5 out of 5]

Four and a half stars.

I'm picky about short devotionals, but this one was perfect for groggy or busy mornings (so, most mornings) when I needed something brief but not simplistic. Daily Grace, Vol. 2 is full of clear, pithy writing and even new perspectives on familiar passages. And the writing often has a slightly literary bent, which I appreciated. That's pretty impressive for devotionals that rarely go over a page and a half.

[Elizabeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful daily devotional- with each page bringing a bit of scripture and a reflection. A bonus for me was having one every month or so from my son, Ethan Richardson!! Everything put out by Mockingbird is top notch!