"I have always enjoyed receiving an unexpected gift. The anticipation as you unwrap it, wondering what's inside and what prompted the giver to choose it specifically for you. In our spiritual lives, God's grace works much the same way—it flows freely to us, but requires our grateful acknowledgment to continue its work in our hearts. Thomas à Kempis wisely observed: 'Man does evil in not returning everything gratefully to God. Thus, the gifts of Grace cannot flow in us when we