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Send us a textWhat does a mother's love on Mother's Day reveal about divine grace? Drawing this powerful parallel, today's episode explores grace as unconditional love that finds us even when we're struggling with our own imperfections.Looking at cultural images of "perfect mothers" from June Cleaver to Roseanne, we acknowledge that real parenting involves both triumphs and struggles – just like our spiritual journey. The letter to Ephesians provides our scriptural foundation, reminding us we're "created in Christ Jesus for good works." This isn't about some distant heavenly realm but God's vision for transforming this world through grace-filled living.John Wesley's three-part framework of grace offers profound insights into our spiritual development. Provenient grace comes before we're even aware – like infant baptism, where a community surrounds a child with such powerful love that they'll come to recognize God's presence through the