Grace in Unexpected Places

Jane was the last child to receive a handmade blanket from her great grandmother. Pink and blue, festooned with angels and sprinkled with stars that sparkled in the light, the much-loved blanket was the little girl’s constant companion.

This childhood treasure became even more important when Gramma Ann passed away — a reminder of her love for her family, and her faith in God.

Jane’s blanket kept her warm in sickness and in health, but the washing machine proved its eventual undoing. One day, the last remaining fragment of Gramma Ann’s very last blanket was lost.

Ephesians 2:8–9 says, “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast.”

A few years after the remaining bit of Jane’s ‘Gramma Ann Blankie’ was lost to time (but not to memory), her mom stumbled across the best yard sale find of all time: the very same blanket, likely created from a quilting kit, in brand-new condition. Jane and her mother cried together right there in a stranger’s driveway, certain that Gramma was smiling down on them from Heaven in that moment of discovery. It was the best two dollars the pair ever spent.

Grace can show up when we least expect it—even in the form of a long-lost family heirloom returned to us in the unlikeliest of ways.

Let’s pray.

Lord, your grace is a constant delight. You are faithful to us when we seek Your face, and Your gift of grace shows up in incredible ways. Thank you. In Jesus’ name, amen.

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Chapters

• 0:00 Jane's Special Handmade Blanket
• 0:35 Scripture on God's Grace
• 1:03 Miraculous Yard Sale Discovery
• 1:04 Episode Closing and Call-to-Action
• 1:25 Prayer of Gratitude

Transcript

Speaker 1: 0:01

Jane was the last child to receive a handmade blanket from her great-grandmother. Pink and blue, festooned with angels and sprinkled with stars that sparkled in the light. The much-loved blanket was the little girl's constant companion. This childhood treasure became even more important when Grandma Anne passed away, a reminder of her love for her family and her faith in God. Jane's blanket kept her warm in sickness and in health, but the washing machine proved its eventual undoing. One day the last remaining fragment of Grandma Anne's very last blanket was lost.

Speaker 1: 0:35

Ephesians 2, 8 through 9 says For it is by grace you've been saved, through faith, and this is not from yourselves. It is the gift of God, not by works. So is the gift of God not by works, so that no one can boast. A few years after the remaining bits of Jane's grandma Ann blankie was lost to time, but not to memory, her mom stumbled across the best yard sale find of all time the very same blanket, likely created from a quilting kit, in brand new condition. Jane and her mother cried together right there in a stranger's driveway, certain that Grandma was smiling down on them from heaven. In that moment of discovery. It was the best two dollars the pair ever spent.

Speaker 1: 1:15

Grace can show up when we least expect it, even in the form of a long-lost family heirloom returned to us in the unlikeliest of ways. Let's pray. Lord. Your grace is a constant delight. You're faithful to us. When we seek your face and the gift of grace, god shows up in incredible ways. Thank you, jesus name, amen. Hey, thanks for joining us this week on the Caruso Daily Devotional. If you're joining us for the first time and you want to check out other series, please be sure to subscribe wherever you're listening. Secondly, caruso is a family-owned business in the USA that makes all kinds of cool faith-based lifestyle products like t-shirts, caps, drinkware, etc. And there are even some that feature messages from this series you just listened to. You can learn more about us on Carusocom and please follow us on socials. Facebook is at Caruso that's K-E-R-U-S-S-O and Instagram is at Caruso Official Thanks.