• IIRP.edu
• Zehr-institute.org
• VCRJ.org

and the "Center for Justice & Peacebuilding" at emu.edu

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1. Embracing our imperfections holds great rewards and we’ll delve into what that means.
2. It's part of life to be broken at some points and we are put back together again – with some gold leaf and some grace. 
3. These intentional breakages are can be opportunities to grow closer to something bigger than ourselves and connect to others.. And when in the midst, it's not easy to see it or say it.
4. We don’t know the end product. It is in grace, in faith to know that the artist, the creator, the potter has me being molded and made and shifted and broken because they know the end. They know the beautiful product and in the end, is more beautiful than imagined or expected. 
5. It’s not easy in the process - reach out to those who can remind you they are imperfect too.
6. You are the art, the masterpiece - trust the process.

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1. How we speak to/about ourselves is just as important as how we speak to others. 
2. Choosing less controversial or easier words sometimes misdirects the messaging. 
3. We truly can catch more flies with honey than vinegar. 
4. Show yourself some grace in your self-directed thoughts. 
5. Use words that align with how God sees you.
6. Be careful with our use of convenience in communication as it can close the door on a fruitful conversation. 
7. It is always a good time to practice using uplifting words with each other. . 

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We discuss things lining up in all shapes and sizes, and what to do to close the circle.  Join us on the journey.

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1. Grace protects us by placing a fortress around our peace.
2. Just because we are being authentic, we are not exempt from adversity.
3. Exercise discernment by watering the seeds of grace. 

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We discuss things lining up in all shapes and sizes, and what to do to close the circle.  Join us on the journey.

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1. Most often we ask “what is really at work?” in the chaos (when things are not lining up).
2. Productive and non-productive questions.
3. What happens when it all lines up.
4. Miracles (what some say are ‘coincidence’)
5. It’s not all ‘big’ stuff.  We get daily dosages too.
6. Stepping back to see the whole picture.
7. Poking holes in the blessings.
8. Giving grace room to work. (Get out of the way!)

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1. The definition of positive expectancy.
2. How goes grace fit into this concept, and does it?
3. Once faith is applied, is there more…other steps?
4. Steps of positive thinking.
5. Attention to what you are planting.
6. Care and feeding.
7. Guided steps - one at a time, and the gift in knowing just the next step.
8. The concept of vision and letting go of the ‘how’.
9. God uses it ALL.
10. All about not needing to know the specifics of the outcome, and in fact, you can’t.
11. Be flexible to wind on the path along the way.
12. Don’t miss the harvest.
13. We show up to be part of the process.
14. Believe. Trust. Obey.

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1. What does giving grace to others look like?
2. Everyone deserves grace from us..
3. Pausing before reacting sets the stage to offer grace.
4. There is an inexhaustible supply of grace.
5. When is it harder to extend grace to others than other times?
6. Grace doesn't keep score.
7. Human constraints cannot be applied to God’s grace. 
8. Judgement gets in the way of offering grace to others.
9. Patient forbearance can position us to give grace.
10. Our health: physically, mentally, and spiritually, can impact our capacity to pour into others.

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1. God is not our personal assistant. We are His.
2. Who’s in charge? Sometimes we need a reminder!
3. Set your sights, your perspective. 
4. Is it my responsibility to show up and access the tools. 
5. Our perspectives grow and mature with time, as does our faith. 

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1. Do the gains outweigh the losses?
2. Make the decision to be bitter…or to have gratitude for the journey
3. Applying life-lessons to the next challenge
4. In one season of your life, a previous “no” can shift into a timely “yes”.
5. We need a community to grow our faith sometimes.
6. The faith of our loved ones work to water and fertilize our mustard seeds.
7. Faith doesn't always come without fear
8. Grace has been prepared and is waiting for you.
9. The walk up the mountain comes with fear however, there’s something at the top of the mountain you can't see.
10. God can blow your mind!

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1. What happens when the storm is prescribed?
2. What happens when more fire (controlled burn) is used to control the raging, uncontrolled fire?
3. Metaphoric comparison of grace to a controlled burn. 
4. A timed, planned fire can be used to control the threat.  
5. Maintaining the health of all is the goal.  
6. What appears to be a fire in our lives, might actually be a prescribed burn intended for restoration. 
7. With the grace perspective, we can see the fire as a tool for restoration and temper our reactions accordingly. 
8. Is it possible for every fire in our lives to be a prescribed burn?
9. Grace isn't a big pink cloud with unicorns, but we can be curious about the bigger picture at work. 
10. God wants to do a big work in us!

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What do we do when grace shows up as a closed door or disappointment?

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1. Today’s grace is sufficient for today’s worries.
2. Even in the absence of “obvious” grace, it’s here on a daily basis. 
3. Grace might look like tragedy or loss at the time, but it always moves us to where we should be.  
4. Each closed door is an opportunity for more growth and preparation. 
5. Be encouraged by past situations that ended up working in your favor. 
6. Trust the process; there is not a timer. Be still and know.
7. Metaphoric comparison to baking a cake with lots of steps and ingredients.
8. Confidence in God’s timing should be better than our confidence in an alarm clock.
9. It takes practice to be grateful in the face of disappointment. 
10. We can be grateful for the collateral healing that occurs in our minds and hearts while waiting for physical healing. 

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We’ll dive into difficult situations and how grace scoops us up, surprises us, and well, things could be called a miracle.

“I am here. I’ve got you. Don’t sweat this”…what comes on the heels of a miracle.

A surprising welcome event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws - considered the work of a divine agency.

We talk about what happens when it occurs, when it’s received, and what happens after.

What if we just start calling it what it is?

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1. The “M” word can be uncomfortable.  We’re talking about it anyway!
2. Miracles don’t depend on your feeling in the moment you receive it.
3. The reminder and power of witnesses.
4. Miracles and their effects are timeless. We may not even be aware of the miracle until later down the road.
5. The gift of miracles to right-size other difficult situations.
6. Sometimes the work to be done happens after the miracle.
7. The relationships between tragedy and miracles.
8. pseudo-synonyms for ‘miracle’
9. Miracles come to us.
10. They come in ALL sizes. 

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At first glance, the answer is they have nothing to do with each other…yet, with an open heart we take a deeper look! 

From the definition of privilege, the experience with it and the differences between this concept and that of grace.

This was a juicy question, and so appreciated to find more pointers to grace and our relationship with it.

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1. Privilege favorite, favor, hierarchy - one group having what another group may not have. It infers a position. We take a look at what this means and what grace can look like in the face of this (and the requirements or lack thereof for grace).
2. Ebony gets real and speaks about the response to the word privilege and the feelings generated by it (from both sides of it).  And the response, abundance of Grace and what the proximity of Grace can DO.
3. We delve into favor, mercy, and grace - the connection and the differences.
4. Grace can run circles around privilege.  Which would you rather have?

As always we LOVE to hear from you and if you have a question, please send it in and you may hear all about this on the podcast!

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So if you’ve ever considered that you are receiving grace yet not sure why, what to do with it, etc tune into hear how to work with grace and spread it, and enjoy the process!

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1. Our purpose here is to let everyone know, that we all have those moments. The moment is going to come whether we acknowledge grace or not. Grace allows us to shift our perspective it allows us to have a little bit of hope. It doesn't have to be big, it doesn't have to stand up on a mountain top and scream or do a podcast every week. It does not have to be big, it can be just a tiny bit, and it gives us enough hope for the next day.
2. This is all about giving credit to where credit is due and that all goes upwards to God. When we show up in that vulnerable way with this level of transparency, where we can say those things, we just said with a straight face and flat-footed to do it knowing that this is about giving credit to the one and only all-the-time provider of grace. We don't have to worry about that.
3. Grace is important, and keeping it a secret can't help anybody. The truth of the matter is, we're all embarrassed about and ashamed. We think we’re the only ones in the world who had those thoughts or went through that experience that's a lie. Other people have those same things going on and once we open our mouths, we'll see that there's a whole community of people who need to hear what we have to say. There's a whole community of people who are ready to encourage us and offer a little grace. So, give it, receive it, and let it flow through us. 

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So, if you’ve ever considered that grace may be sneaking up on you without you knowing it, tune in to hear how you might be right!

Here is a glance at what you’ll hear in this episode

1.    Ebony highlights - when grace shows up in the black and white it's sneaking upon her. She was expecting it in the Grey, she was expecting it in the big, and she was expecting it in the ways that she’s praying for. The stuff she doesn’t pray about or the stuff that's kind of on autopilot, the things that she had figured out when it shows up there, and that’s when it's sneaking upon her. She wasn't expecting this, those are the sneaky moments. 

2.    Carri shares - her response when she sees grace sneak up on her and in general. Her response is like, “Yes, there it is, or wow that's cool”. It's not often followed by action, it’s more of appreciation.

3.    The first in disrupting the autopilot is accepting that there is some autopilot and paying attention.

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So, if you’ve ever considered that you know all about grace, tune in to hear you may be right or you may be surprised! 

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1.    Grace is free and doesn't require one to do something to get it. But in real life, she finds himself leaning on concepts like karma and reap what we sow. She has a hard time disconnecting the reaping and sowing and karmic aspects of life from the true free gift of grace and that's a daily struggle for him if she does good then good will come. If she shows grace, then it'll come back to her and that might be true but if she never showed, exhibited, or demonstrated these things that she’s trying to do, she would still have access to grace. So, it's an active misconception that she works through daily.

2.    Carri’s biggest misconception is that someday she is going to make a big mistake and that she’ll never see Grace again. It's very much along the same lines but that fear is the limitation, or it might not even be the limitation. It might be the other side that she is so powerful that she could choose something that would eliminate grace from her life and that is the biggest lie. 

3.    Ebony mentions, that she doesn't think one can have true forgiveness without grace. The beautiful thing about forgiveness is, that the ultimate forgiving sacrifice was made long before we came so that we would not have to be in this keeping score situation and she is pretty thankful for that. We can see grace and receive it freely without any condition.

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This is and was a tough question and we delve into many aspects of grace, it's timing, and responses to it.

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1.    Grace doesn’t always show up immediately. 

2.    Sometimes in tragedy the grace needs to be given personally before we can share it.

3.    Grace allows for a view with love, compassion, and a broader view in the midst of anger and feeling helpless. And to work through where anger is directed.

4.    Grace can show up as a helping hand – what can I do? Nothing is okay about this event, and what do we do with it. Sometimes it may not be a direct action toward those directly affected. However, it can inspire kindness toward others. 

5.    Be curious and pay attention to the people that cross your path. Be curious, others may be hurting. Extend grace.

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So, if you’ve ever thought that grace was late or needed to happen on a timeline, tune in to hear how we have experienced the “waiting room” or “the hall” only to look back in hindsight and see that grace was there all along the way.  

Here’s a glance of the episode:

1.    Carri says - grace loves community too, grace loves celebration and acknowledgment. The more she acknowledges grace, the more she sees it. So, when it's out of reach, what do you do to find it again?

2.    Grace is not on a specific timeline, like Grace and time do not operate together. Time is totally irrelevant.

3.    Those days when Ebony couldn't see or she couldn't understand or she couldn't lift herself up or identify grace to lift her up out of the pit, she had this community to help and it made all the difference. 

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So, if you’ve ever considered grace as optional or something specifically for others to enjoy, tune in to hear how it is all around us every day! 

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1.    Carri highlights – Grace is like the wind which she cannot see but she can see what the wind is doing to the trees outside. She can see what the wind does when it spins up a tornado. She can see the effects of it and that is what grace feels like.

2.    Carri shares, for her to discover grace as grace. She had to take it to the bitter end of doing it herself. She does not recommend that to people. There is always an easier way. She has a little bit of a stubborn streak, and she has been known to do things the hard way. Fortunately, not so much anymore.

3.    Ebony explains her relationship with God as our father. There are times when you don't like your father, or you don't acknowledge him or whatever. There are several scenarios, but he doesn't stop loving you. So, for those out there who are listening, who may not be comfortable with the use of the word ‘God’ that doesn't detract from the fact that He still sees and loves you and can show up in your life in the form of grace, in the form of favor, in the form of patience, and the form of miracles. 

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So, if you’ve ever considered grace as being in a box, tune in to hear how we exercise the practice of receiving, extending, and seeing grace in others. 

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1.    When grace pertains to you in some way, shape, or form, you can see it in others too. When people are having a hard time it's almost like they're able to look at their grace to give themselves a break, and in turn, probably find a break.

2.    Carri narrates one of the most painful situations in her life where she couldn't see a way out of it. It was like her whole world was coming down. However, with the guidance of her spiritual mentor, she found something to be grateful for and held on to that, which was her lifeline.

3.    Ebony feels privileged to be able to articulate how they've been impacted by grace with each other. She feels incredibly humbled and grateful for this opportunity. 

Thank you so much for joining us today. We hope you're leaving with another pointer to Grace, and a new perspective that will light it up in your own life.  If you enjoyed this episode, please let us know at community@grace-among-us.com; we would love to hear your questions, suggestions, and/or comments. Don’t forget to share it with a friend. Also, please be sure to subscribe so you're notified when a new episode is posted. Until next time, be well, be blessed, be bold, and be kind to yourself.