I express to you my deepest gratitude. No one is as capable of gratitude as one who has emerged from the kingdom of night. We know that every moment is a moment of grace, every hour an offering; not to share them would mean to betray them. Our lives no longer belong to us alone; they belong to all those who need us desperately.Elie Wiesel
I keep being reminded that my word for the year is grace. I decided to look it up this evening and found from only one source that grace has at least 20 definitions.
My favorite is this: "the influence or spirit of God operating in humans to regenerate or strengthen them."
What's your favorite? I wish that for you.
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Love this. Grace is my favorite concept because I think it holds everything that matters within, including love. I think one of my favorite understandings is that grace means you don't have to work to be loved or understood.
I don't know about formal definitions, but my Grandmother Grace was a feisty, passionate, opinionated little woman who belied her name, yet the love that poured from her directly into me was healing and nourished my body and my soul. I call that grace.
Thank you, Grandma! I feel you watching and chortling as I write this.
I'll take some regeneration and strengthening grace any day!
Another beautiful photo!
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