Friday in the First Week of Lent

"Being, for the religious person, is a gift, not a fact. It is through understanding this that we overcome our metaphysical loneliness" - Roger Scruton

(If you’re wondering why these daily offerings are accompanied by photos of waves, it’s because of an old surfing adage: You learn something from every wave. We like to think we learn something from every day of Lent, too.)

Okay, stand by for a bit of the theology of grace.

There are times when I feel unworthy of the gift of the Covenant, God’s grace, and…