{"id":5278,"date":"2012-12-31T06:47:31","date_gmt":"2012-12-31T13:47:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/michaboyett\/?p=5278"},"modified":"2012-12-31T06:48:35","modified_gmt":"2012-12-31T13:48:35","slug":"story-grace-my-post-at-deeper-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/michaboyett\/2012\/12\/story-grace-my-post-at-deeper-church\/","title":{"rendered":"Story: Grace (my post at Deeper Church)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

I\u00a0interrupt\u00a0my regularly scheduled blog silence to send you over to A Deeper Church<\/a>\u00a0on this fine New Year\u2019s Eve. I hope you\u2019re having a wonderful holiday. Enjoy your New Year, eat your black eyed peas, and I\u2019ll see you later on this week\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n

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I\u2019ve been reading the same novel for way too many months.\u00a0Kristin Lavransdatter<\/em><\/a>\u00a0is a sweeping epic of a novel: one woman\u2019s life in 14th century Norway, from girlhood to death. Ultimately it\u2019s the story of how the main character\u2019s one tragic decision as a sixteen-year-old leads to a life of broken relationships (with her parents, her husband, her future children) and to great loss.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s also the story of how it doesn\u2019t seem possible that the main character could ever have chosen otherwise. Her passion was too strong. Could she ever have made a better choice? And if she had, could she really have been happier?<\/p>\n

I\u2019m finally nearing the end of the 1168 pages. And I\u2019m overwhelmed by its lack of redemption (at least at this point). Where is the mercy? Kristin Lavransdatter has been striving her whole life to undo the decision she made as a young woman. But she can\u2019t. Her life has too many layers. When our sin braids itself into the lives of our children, the futures of our marriages, the history we share with our parents, the judgment of our community, we cannot rescue ourselves and we certainly can\u2019t rescue those who have been shaped by our failed choices.<\/p>\n

In order for redemption to be real, it has to be cosmic<\/strong>. It has to happen both inside and outside ourselves. And true personal redemption is always communal as well. It has to weave itself through my spirit and also through the spirits of those I\u2019ve hurt.<\/p>\n

And if we believe in Jesus, we believe that somehow that great cosmic redemption happens (is happening still\u2026) on the cross. What in the world does that mean?<\/p>\n

We all need\u00a0story<\/em>\u00a0to teach us about grace\u2026<\/p>\n

Read the rest over at A Deeper Church<\/a> and have a happy new year!\u00a0<\/em><\/h6>\n

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