Trials and sufferings convince us that God has abandoned us, but Psalm 46 reminds us that God is with us and for us, even when it feels like everything and everyone is against us.

God's grace is better than anything else in the world.  It is a pure gift from God to sinners.  It is to be insisted upon and let loose in Christ's church, without hesitation, and to be enjoyed no matter what messiness such a good gift causes.