What is Grace?

"My grace is enough for you.

When you are week, my power is made perfect in you."

2 Cor 12:9

These lines in the passage struck a cord. 

Grace is something that you did not expect.

It is something that you certainly could never earn. 

But grace is something that you'd never turn down. 

The passage made me think of people who preach Gospel. I've always wondered what motivates them ? What motivates someone to take the risk of preaching a concept (or "religion" if you call it) to a stranger ? Why would you even talk to a stranger when you know that the world is full of weird people who might hurt you ? I guess it is "Grace" ! The overwhelming feeling of having received something so great for free wants you to give some of it to others. It is the yearning to make the world a better place. 

Today is "Vachanippu Perunal" - this is celebrated exactly 9 months before 25th December to mark the day on which Angel told Mary of the good news.