Grace is one of the hardest things to relate to, accept or believe. It doesn’t feel right to us. It operates according to a logic that runs counter to what we want or expect. However, it’s important that we understand it more deeply, because God has inextricably bound his plans for individuals, communities and cities to grace.

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Jesus promised that his yoke is easy and that his burden is light, but that doesn’t mean that living in a fallen world won’t present us with plenty of its own trials and difficulties. However, the gospel gives us the motivation—and the ability—to help one another through difficulties, even when we are going through them ourselves. Brian Habig, pastor of Downtown Presbyterian Church in Greenville, SC, follows up on his three-part talk at our 2011 Fall Retreat.