Our culture has made the word grace impossible to understand. We resonate to slogans such as: “There’s no free lunch.” “You get what you deserve.” “You want money? Work for it.” “You want love? Earn it.” “You want mercy? Show you deserve it.” “Do unto others before they do unto you.” “Watch out for welfare lines, the shiftless street people, free hot dogs at school, affluent students with federal loans—it’s a con game.” “By all means, give others what they deserve but not one penny more.”
