unending love, amazing grace;

I had the most wonderful 'God moment' the other day. It was a beautiful reminder to me and one that I needed more than I realized.

I was talking to a friend of mine and she was talking about a test she had had that morning. Her prof gave her a really great mark, and rather than being thrilled about it she was frustrated and surprised. She knew that she didn't deserve the mark, she was sure that she deserved a much lower grade, but even when she told him that, he insisted on giving her the higher one. She couldn't understand it, and all I could do was think about Jesus.

Isn't that a beautiful picture of Jesus' grace? Like that teacher handing out the high mark, Jesus grants us forgiveness even though we don't deserve it. We know we don't deserve it, we know we deserve so little, yet He gives us so much.
And it baffles me. I can't understand it - a love that huge.

Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound!
That saved a wretch like me,
I once was lost, but now I'm found,
Was blind but now I see.

I'm not sure I've ever really understood the weight of those words. I'm not sure that I've ever even attempted to wrap my head around what they mean, and how significant they are.
Grace is amazing!
And I would be lost without it - if I got what I deserve, the low mark that was coming to me.
Incredible. Completely and absolutely incredible, that guy Jesus is.