Quotes About Grace

Much of what is most simple is most miraculous.

A long and wicked life followed by five minutes of perfect grace gets you into Heaven. An equally long life of decent living and good works followed by one outburst of taking the name of the Lord in vain — then have a heart attack at that moment and be damned for eternity. Is that the system?

Years from now—when you talk about this—and you will—be kind.

Though the gospel amnesty which grace proclaims makes no exceptions, for Divine grace has no limits, there are limits to the time within which the amnesty avails. And if sinners despise grace there is nothing for them but judgment, stern and inexorable.

One of Barron's maxims is "The sure sign that God is alive in you is joy.

Take this, all of you, and drink from it: this is the cup of my blood, the blood of the new and everlasting covenant. It will be shed for you and for all so that sins may be forgiven. Do this in memory of me.

Lord, grant us rest tonight, and if we must be wakeful, cheerful.

In a household of toddlers and pets, we discover this rule of thumb about happy families — that they are least two-thirds incontinent.

Life becomes easier when you learn to accept an apology you never got.

Dancing is moving to the music without stepping on anyone's toes, pretty much the same as life.

We are each of us born into the arms of mortality, the Lord recognizing our need to be held.

A mom forgives us all our faults, not to mention one or two we don't even have.

People are charming because they aren't aware of their charm.

The peerless cup afloat Of the lake-lily is an urn some nymph Swims bearing high above her head.

If you get simple beauty and nought else, You get about the best thing God invents.

'Twas a thief said the last kind word to Christ:Christ took the kindness and forgave the theft.

While you sat and played toccatas, stately at the clavichord.

A "state of Grace" is the condition of being Loved unconditionally by our Creatorwithout having to earn that Love. We are Loved unconditionally by the Great Spirit. What we need to do isto learn to accept that state of Grace.

It is through willingness and acceptance, through surrender, trust, and faith, that we can begin to own the state of Grace which is our True condition.

The dance of Recovery is a process of learning to accept and integrate the Truth of Grace into our lives.

The daisy's for simplicity and unaffected air.

John Anderson my jo, John,When we were first acquent,Your locks were like the raven,Your bonie brow was brent;But now your brow is beld, John,Your locks are like the snaw,But blessings on your frosty pow,John Anderson my jo!

For idleness is an appendix to nobility.

To err is human, to purr is feline.