be his own, and live under him in his kingdom, and serve him in everlasting righteousness, innocence, and blessedness.” That is God’s grace—God’s undeserved kindness to us. It is grace in Christ. For in Christ, God shows his love to us—a deep, profound love that loves us also when we deserve it least because of our sin. In such love God makes his face shine upon us. Just as the face of a proud, new mother radiates love, so God looks at us, covering all our sins with the perfect redemption that Christ