When we speak of “grace” we usually think of divine mercy—the unmerited love and favor that God shows humans. Of course, that is very important, and it is, in fact, God’s grace toward humans that provides the template for human grace—in attitudes and in actions—toward humans. But there is a bit more to grace than that. The theme of God’s grace runs throughout the sacred library we call the Bible. We often speak of redemption or of God’s redemptive work on behalf of fallen humanity. Redemptive work