St. Paul Lutheran Church Harlingen, Texas

God did not save you to sit on the sidelines. He saved you. He saved you so that you can live freely, imperfectly, and boldly under his grace right where you are. And the good news is this, let me make sure you hear this, is is your friends, your neighbors don't need you to be the savior. They don't. They already got one of those. They just need someone who's who's gonna show up, someone who's gonna listen, someone who's gonna speak the truth gently with kindness towards restoration, someone whose life looks so radical, so radical because you're not looking to pay back those who have hurt you. You're not looking to get even. You're looking to see where you can extend grace, where you can ask for and receive and practice forgiveness.