 These are all wonderful wishes, and we mean them. We send the cards, and we hope for the best. 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.