The Absence of Graces
I awoke with the idea this morning that some days are full of grace, and some days have none. And while I know perfectly well when there are no graces, I have a hard time seeing the graces when they are present. Oh, and when I say grace? I mean those moments when you feel like you are right—right with God, right with family, right with friends and loved ones. And the absence of graces? When you are wrong—wrong with God, wrong with family, wrong with friends and loved ones. You can just be out of step, or you could really feel like you’ve stepped in something.
But even on the days where it seems like there is no grace, I am convinced that there is. You still have God. You still have family and friends and loved ones. It’s just harder to remember…
Today, I hope for the grace to remember.
December 28th, 2011 at 6:20 am
So the presence or absence of grace in our lives isn’t relient on our perception of grace in our lives? Yeah this is probably why we keep getting into trouble!