 But hope is the best we can do with a card. However, the words of God's grace can do so much more. God's word truly builds us up, as the Acts 20 text says. The word of grace is not just a sincere wish. Words of grace tell us the heart of God and his intentions toward us. Words of grace are God's verdict over each one of us. That gracious judgment is spoken of in Romans 8, 1.