Full of Grace In a World of Stones- 04/18/2026

Imagine a man dragged outside the city gates, surrounded by an angry mob grinding their teeth in rage. Stones are flying. Yet his face shines like an angel’s, not with fear or hatred, but with unnatural peace and love. As the rocks crush his body, he kneels and prays, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit,” and then, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” Who could die like that? Only someone full of grace, someone who had first received abundant mercy from Jesus and now poured it out, even on his murderers. Luke tells us Stephen was “full of grace and power” (Acts 6:8). Today, from his persecution and death in Acts 6:8-15 and 7:51-60, we learn what it means to live full of grace in a world of stones.