Violence

Violence

There is something about those things that are unacceptable that brings us to a reckoning with Grace, especially violent circumstances. Things that don’t make sense push us to the brink of our ability to use self-reliance as our strategy to cope. Then we arrive at a jumping off place.

In the face of that which is reprehensible to us, where do we continue to cling and why?

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Ungraceful

Ungraceful

It’s said by some mystics that the biblical story of manna from heaven that falls every day to sustain the people is in fact the story of the gift of our lives and the living that we experience each and every day. No wonder gratitude practices have such value to so many, especially when applied to our difficulties and challenges.

Could it be the first breath of our days is a Radical Grace that is beyond understanding?

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Innocence

Innocence

“Everyone is always doing the best they can given time, place and their circumstances.” ~ Master Samwise

Those wise words from a long-time mentor are like fighting words for many. It seems it is very difficult to extend the Grace of this possibility, even though we ourselves likely wish others would offer us such consideration. It just pushes us farther than our woundedness and certainties seem to allow.

What if it’s true though? What if every moment really is our best moment?

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