God gives us all sorts of gifts, as a sower spreads seeds around, and among those gifts is the opportunity to be good stewards of what God has given us.

The Bible encourages us to be gracious with one another, as God is gracious with us.

God's grace will see us through all adversity.

We are saved by the grace of God, and made to "add some measure of grace to the world."

There are good reasons, consistent with our understanding of biblical faith, to believe that the covenant of marriage should be recognized as a gift from God extended to two people of the same gender.