Grace, mercy, and peace...these are the gifts that God provides for us and these are the gifts we should provide others!  Notice that St. Paul doesn’t say that God provides hatred, anger, condemnation, or retribution...so neither should we!  We need to forgive one another!  We need to speak with peace to one another!  We need to provide grace and love to our sisters and brothers of a different color...and gender...and sexual orientation...and religion...and political party...and those who are on the margins or who are victims in our society!  Grace, mercy, and peace...let’s give those a try and let’s follow our LORD today!  Amen!