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Sometimes I write like grace is right there. Grace, magic, and our souls. It’s there, there, and there. As if we can access it, if we just reach out, and look to the stars scattered among the tops of the trees.

Silly me. Grace isn’t that easy, is it? It’s elusive. It’s the imploring anguish. ‘Please’, and ‘please’, and the most exhausted, begging, pleading words in the world, ‘please’. That’s where the grace lies. It’s a sad, painful place that spills out from the very bottom of our souls. It’s a moment when we walk along the beach, surrounded only by honest desperation. The ebb and flow of infinity, and all we have to offer is truth and a desperate plea. When you don’t know if you need more wine, xanex, or whatever can carry you to the next step.

The stuff of grace.

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  4. I’ve always thought of “grace” as “unmerited favor,” whether from God, a person or life in general. For Good Friday I just looked up grace in the online Merriam-Webster Dictionary and will copy on the first two of many definitions . . .    

    1
    a
    : unmerited divine assistance given to humans for their regeneration or sanctification
    b
    : a virtue coming from God
    c
    : a state of sanctification enjoyed through divine assistance
    2
    a
    : APPROVAL, FAVOR
    stayed in his good graces
    b
    archaic : MERCY, PARDON
    c
    : a special favor : PRIVILEGE
    each in his place, by right, not grace, shall rule his heritage
    —Rudyard Kipling
    d
    : disposition to or an act or instance of kindness, courtesy, or clemency
    e
    : a temporary exemption : REPRIEVE

    Have a graceful day!

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    1. Well, this made me think about what I mean by grace. I guess I think of grace as, yes, a gift from God, or maybe, a special feeling that resides in the soul, which I consider the best, most developed and human, part of our being. Thanks so much for your input.

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    1. It seems forgiveness is an essential step for peace and grace. It was tricky finding a picture for the post. This was one I hoped might represent the special nature of grace. Thanks for your words.

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