 So we could stop here with the power of God's words of grace, but there's still more to the message of God. It's a bit like getting birthday cards when you're eight years old. When I was a boy on the farm, a birthday meant lots of cards. I come from a big extended family with plenty of aunts and uncles, and so birthdays meant cake, candles, and cards. Now, by the time I was eight, I knew that some cards held more than a few kind words.