Grace in Unexpected Places

Jane was the last child to receive a handmade blanket from her great grandmother. Pink and blue, festooned with angels and sprinkled with stars that sparkled in the light, the much-loved blanket was the little girl’s constant companion.

This childhood treasure became even more important when Gramma Ann passed away — a reminder of her love for her family, and her faith in God.

Jane’s blanket kept her warm in sickness and in health, but the washing machine proved its eventual undoing. One day, the last remaining fragment of Gramma Ann’s very last blanket was lost.

Ephesians 2:8–9 says, “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast.”

A few years after the remaining bit of Jane’s ‘Gramma Ann Blankie’ was lost to time (but not to memory), her mom stumbled across the best yard sale find of all time: the very same blanket, likely created from a quilting kit, in brand-new condition. Jane and her mother cried together right there in a stranger’s driveway, certain that Gramma was smiling down on them from Heaven in that moment of discovery. It was the best two dollars the pair ever spent.

Grace can show up when we least expect it—even in the form of a long-lost family heirloom returned to us in the unlikeliest of ways.

Let’s pray.

Lord, your grace is a constant delight. You are faithful to us when we seek Your face, and Your gift of grace shows up in incredible ways. Thank you. In Jesus’ name, amen.

 

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:01):
Jane was the last child to receive a handmade
blanket from hergreat-grandmother.
Pink and blue, festooned withangels and sprinkled with stars
that sparkled in the light.
The much-loved blanket was thelittle girl's constant companion
.
This childhood treasure becameeven more important when Grandma
Anne passed away, a reminder ofher love for her family and her

(00:22):
faith in God.
Jane's blanket kept her warm insickness and in health, but the
washing machine proved itseventual undoing.
One day the last remainingfragment of Grandma Anne's very
last blanket was lost.
Ephesians 2, 8 through 9 saysFor it is by grace you've been
saved, through faith, and thisis not from yourselves.

(00:43):
It is the gift of God, not byworks.
So is the gift of God not byworks, so that no one can boast.
A few years after the remainingbits of Jane's grandma Ann
blankie was lost to time, butnot to memory, her mom stumbled
across the best yard sale findof all time the very same
blanket, likely created from aquilting kit, in brand new
condition.
Jane and her mother criedtogether right there in a

(01:06):
stranger's driveway, certainthat Grandma was smiling down on
them from heaven.
In that moment of discovery.
It was the best two dollars thepair ever spent.
Grace can show up when we leastexpect it, even in the form of a
long-lost family heirloomreturned to us in the
unlikeliest of ways.
Let's pray.
Lord.

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Your grace is a constantdelight.
You're faithful to us.
When we seek your face and thegift of grace, god shows up in
incredible ways.
Thank you, jesus name, amen.
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