Mumford & How Grace Works

So, last night after hours of heat, music, and violation of personal space I finally sat down at the Mumford and Sons concert. They were on their encore but I just wanted to rest a moment. So I sat down and laid my head back in my wife's lap. I looked up at the stars as my friends nearby stood with their spouses or danced with abandon. I just paused and appreciated where I was. Listening to a phenomenal band, blessed, provided for, and loved. As the song "Roll Away Your Stone" played the line came "It seems that all my bridges have been burned" and then Vincent and Basia, (two former students who I treasure and that have become absolutely essential and treasured pieces of my life and ministry) turned towards me in unison pointed directly at me as they boldly sang "But you say that's exactly how this grace thing works." It's one of my favorite lines ever and they knew that. It was a beautiful moment. It would have just been a cool passing memory, but then Danyelle made it something concrete. She leaned in and even though we were surrounded by loud music and thousands of voices, she said in a voice that sounded like a gentle whisper "That's you. You know that right? That's your legacy. They know that grace because of what you've poured into them and shown them. That's what you did." I just laid there with my heart overwhelmed. Surrounded by friends, listening to music I love, cradled in my wife's embrace, under the beauty of God's creation. Completely undeserving of any of it. "that's exactly how this grace thing works"

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