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The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.

Amen.

Philippians 4:23 NIV

The end of the letter, Paul's last words to the church at Philippi...
Paul was all about Jesus, and that's where he ends his letter.
Paul was all about grace. And that's here too.
And he was all about connecting the grace of Jesus to people.
Others
It's almost like a one sentence summary, both of the letter, and of his life.
Jesus
Grace
People
Amen. So be it.
What do my letters (OK so not many of those are written now, so how many of) my communications have that focus, give that message...
People are important. You're important
Your voice is important.
Jesus is who He said He is. The Way
Truth
Life
Grace. Our only real option, our only access, is by Grace .
Undeserved
Love came down
And made a way, became the way.
What a great way to end this book: may it be our prayer, our expression today too...
Jesus
Grace
People
Amen.
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#thisisourGod

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