BOA# 167 - When Building People is EGR (Extra Grace Required)

Reflecting on the wonder of the phrase “love covers,” as in love covers a multitude of sins and irritations and aggravations, I am reminded of the term EGR.

EGR, for Extra Grace Required, was coined by pastor Dale Galloway to give us a way to think about the challenging people in our lives. Joyce Landorf’s book “Irregular People” addresses the same kinds of people situations.

As you work through an EGR situation (knowing in humility we, ourselves, may well be EGR to others), consider these questions:

1.  Where do I get the extra grace?
2.  Who are my Yokefellows? 
3.  How do I renew myself? 
4.  How do I expand the caring and coping base?
5.  How do I respond to false guilt?
6.  What boundaries do I keep and is there a time to disengage?

Notice these questions are not about the EGR person or situation but they are about YOU and how you respond to the situation. Just remember, the love of Jesus especially covers us with his amazing extra and extraordinary grace!