The news has been talking a lot lately about how soft we are as a country - lax security everywhere, criminals getting off easy, people stealing their way into our country etc.
One politicians reply was that Canadians are not Americans. We don't live with an underlying sense of fear and self-protection. Underneath our skin is trust and grace. (my paraphrase from what I remember)
Grace should never be misunderstood with being a pushover. Being gracious and trusting doesn't mean that we allow ourselves to be taken advantage of. There are always going to be criminals that will look for ways to manipulate the system to their gain and our response as individuals and as a society needs to be one of justice and stern discipline.
Grace is defined as 'unmerited favor'. Meaning getting something we don't deserve. The only way that that works is if there is an enforcable standard in place to show what you DO deserve. For example, if someone steals something and we just turn a blind eye to it, that's not grace. If we know that everyone that steals goes to jail but to one person, the judge extends mercy and says that they don't need to go, that is grace.
The reason we know God is gracious is because His law and His standard are clear and strict. Without it, we'd never know that God was gracious. God would be a pushover! So Romans 6!
So Canada, stop being so nice. Tighten up your laws. It's only then we can be gracious.
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