by Sherry Krieger | Oct 27, 2021 | The Words of Grace
It was a tough day. I had been away from the office, email and phone for several days due to a busy schedule of not only synod work, but family obligations, churchwide meetings and trainings, and tons of stuff related to regular life. So, feeling pulled in lots of...
by Sherry Krieger | Jul 28, 2021 | The Words of Grace
Do you believe that we live in the company of Grace? Do you believe that Grace lives all around us if we but look for it and/or are open to seeing or hearing it? Here’s a story of another lesson learned that confirms this truth for me… My family went on vacation the...
by Sherry Krieger | Jun 30, 2021 | The Words of Grace
The definition of Grace, or one of the definitions of Grace is “Love and favor freely given by God.” What an amazing and beautiful concept. Yet how often are we consciously aware of that love and favor in our daily lives. If you are anything like me, the tediousness...
by Sherry Krieger | May 26, 2021 | The Words of Grace
God loves you. It’s as simple as that. YOU are beloved. Just the way you are. Just because you are. God loves you! That’s the message of Grace today. I was at a retreat yesterday, and I guess I never realized how many of us have trouble believing that God loves us. I...
by Sherry Krieger | Apr 28, 2021 | The Words of Grace
Who could enter a room full of sadness and sorrow and bring peace and comfort? Who could turn a hard conversation about responsibility and mistakes into a dialogue of forgiveness, laughter, and learning? Who could sit down to a family meal and persuade my Mother to...
by Sherry Krieger | Mar 24, 2021 | The Words of Grace
The other day I awoke from a dream, this is what I remember: I was in a hospital, in a patient’s room standing beside her bed and I looked down and she was bleeding. Blood was gushing out of her chest, just gushing like in wickedly horrible dreams or...
