Makoto Fujimura composed a letter for Michael Card’s book from which I am posting an excerpt. It speaks to the theme of my second book, The Boundless Love of God: A Holy Spirit Story:
The cross of Jesus stands because we cannot possibly meet God’s standard of righteousness and goodness. We cannot even keep our own promises, let alone God’s commands. “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8). Jesus’ love for us can only be received as a gift. Only when we rest upon him does he give us wings, to hover between heaven and earth. these wings are gifts of grace, but they must be aligned to God’s direction and purposes. Our journey will begin in a Garden and end in a City. We are headed toward the City of God.