Beholding the Grace of Jesus
Aug 2, 2026 • The Rev. Billy Cerveny
French fry grease from a high school job at Burger King gets not only on you but in you, and so does whatever version of Jesus we stand before. In Romans 9, Paul turns from the triumph of chapter 8 to weep for Israel, because years of beholding grace had shown him his own face in theirs. Rev. Cerveny recalls asking a seminary professor why God had chosen him, and argues that grace breeds compassion rather than pride.