Grace, Love and Fellowship

PART 2 PRAYERS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT
PRAYERS OF PAUL
GRACE, LOVE AND FELLOWSHIP
2 Corinthians 13: 13

The final sentence of 2 Corinthians is one of the most famous lines anywhere in Paul – so famous, in fact, that many people who hear it, or say it regularly, don’t even realize it is by Paul, and wouldn’t be able to find it if they thought it was. It’s become a regular prayer, or blessing, in many churches and Christian groups. It sums up so much of what being a Christian is all about; it draws the focus firmly on to the God we know in and through Jesus and the spirit; and it takes the rich practical meaning and the rich theological meaning and turns them together into an elegant prayer. No wonder it has become so popular...