Finally, all of you be harmonious, sympathetic, affectionate, compassionate, and humble. Do not return evil for evil or insult for insult, but instead bless others because you were called to inherit a blessing. (1 Peter 3:8-9)
Secret agents of grace live among us. Their mission is to infiltrate our world with acts of redemption. Every day, they reverse some of Satan’s evil. Where there is hatred, they inject peace. Where there is sickness, they dose with hope. They sing healing over the seas, and cleansing for our polluted lands.
Although they radiate inner light, these agents appear quite average on the outside. They have crooked teeth and unassuming clothes. They blend in every way. Nothing about them would give away their true assignment. They are single mothers, hunched grandfathers, and polite doormen. Blending allows them to slip into the very grit of our lives and minister there.
Most are unaware of the agents of grace. Yet, if they were recalled from duty, extracted in mass, the world’s lunacy would go unchecked. Pain would have no answer. Brutality would stand unopposed. The secret work of the agents is all that prevents hell from overrunning earth on this very day.
A distinguishing mark of the agents of grace is their refusal to claim recognition. They continually deflect praise, saying they never gave anything that wasn’t undeservedly given to them.
Who are these incognito agents? They are any who follow Christ by choosing to love as they have been loved.
Prayer: Father, let me spread grace today.