28. God is a thousand times more ready to give than we are to receive.

“Above all else, know this: Be prepared at all times for the gifts of God and be ready always for new ones. For God is a thousand times more ready to give than we are to receive.” ~ Meister Eckhart

I like to think of grace as being the air that surrounds at times during the cascade of our days through the time we call life. It is always there, always available, always precious and life giving, life affirming and life transforming.

We travel through our time only occasionally read to receive his gifts his grace brings us. Most times we don't think to receive, don't think we need to receive, don't want to receive his gifts because we pride our on our so called self-reliance. As Quoheleth would say, our acts result vanities.

I seldom remember his gifs are available for the asking when I struggle with a decision, relationship or event. It is so hard to push my ego down and away and create a space in my heart where God can enter in with his loving mercy and give me the graces I seldom have earned and never deserve.

God is that way because he can not ever be any other way always loving and encouraging. We, on the other hand, seem to wander through our days thinking we are in control and we have need of the cross and resurrection.

How wrong we are. We need his gifts always.