Quotes About Grace

Aren't we all -- not just the saints and saintly, but also all we ordinary sorts-- meant, at lest occasionally, to dream the dreams that, by grace, move the soul beyond her dry and dusty season into that transcendent sleep that is so sweet?

Always a mask Held in the slim hand whitely Always she had a mask before her face— Truly the wrist Holding it lightly Fitted the task: Sometimes however Was there a shiver, Fingertip quiver, Ever so slightly— Holding the mask? For years and years and years I wondered But dared not ask And then— I blundered, Looked behind the mask, To find Nothing— She had no face. She had become Merely a hand Holding a mask With grace. —Author unknown

All kinds of spiritual disciplines, if they are void of the love of God, cannot remove a single sin from our lives.

The one who truly follows Christ will draw people unto Him without speaking a word. They will come to know Christ and He will give them rest and peace.

disciplines, if they are void of the love of God, cannot remove a single sin from our lives.

Christ loves everyone, and rejects no one. He cares for all creation, and does not abandon any creature.

Without being discouraged by our sins, we should pray for His grace with perfect confidence, relying upon the infinite merits of our Lord.

Por lo tanto recibimos bendiciones espirituales por la gracia de un tercero y no por nuestros propios esfuerzos. Dos ideas opuestas no pueden ser las dos ciertas: que la gracia es tan poco costosa que cualquiera en cualquier lugar la puede ganar; y a la vez, la gracia es tan preciosa que sólo podemos obtenerla por medio de los méritos de un hombre: Jesucristo.

Nadie niega que las obras malas no son aceptables a Dios. Eso es obvio. El argumento es que ni siquiera las buenas obras nos hacen aceptables a Dios. Merecen su ira, no su favor.

Ma minds more than manners for the girls. She models an aesthetic appreciation of beautiful things, including these delicate floral offerings.

Good news is at least the climb down will be easier. Thanks, gravity, for not always being a bitch.

Or you can choose grace. To let it all go in one fell swoop. There will be no middle ground here." He waved his arm and shook his shaggy head, letting out a tired sigh. "But I will offer this. Instead of wondering what was lost, take a moment and wonder what could be gained. What could still be lost if you don't let go.

Having a relationship with God isn't about doing the right thing, it's about loving him and learning to really understand how much he loves you

In a dancer, there is a reverence for such forgotten things as the miracle of the small beautiful bones and their delicate strength.

The body is shaped, disciplined, honored, and in time, trusted.

Dancing is very like poetry.

Dancers are the messengers of the gods.

Think of the magic of the foot, comparatively small, upon which your whole weight rests. It's a miracle and the dance is a celebration of that miracle.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever. Psalm 23 KJV

Certainly, we are to prayerfully strive to obey, but it is only by God's grace helping us that anything good and pleasing comes out of our lives.

Because it is only by God's grace that we are enabled to renew our minds and be more like God, God gets all the credit.

I still marvel at how God turns dreams into reality.

Patience is a virtue. Virtue is a grace. Put them all together and they make a happy face.

Shame brings you down. But true humility will only lift you higher.