Grace isn’t just soft or sentimental. In Luke 16, Jesus reminds us that God’s grace can also be clever, resourceful, strategic, and bold enough to move through a messy world.

This clever grace is love that asks: “How can mercy make a difference here, in this moment, with these people?”

In a time when systems of greed and injustice feel overwhelming, we are called to live a grace that is both tender and wise, meek and courageous.

Not naïve. Not timid. But alive, discerning, and faithful.