Quotes About Grace

It's funny how, when things seem the darkest, moments of beauty present themselves in the most unexpected places.

My city. I pondered that phrase, wondered why Barrons felt that way. He never said "our world." He always said "your world." But he called Dublin his city. Merely because he'd been in it so long? Or had Barrons, like me, been beguiled by her tawdry grace, fallen for her charm and colorful dualities? I looked around "my" bookstore. That was what I called it. Did we call the things of our heart our own, whether they were or not?

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference today.

Benimle bir kere düzüÅŸürsen onunla düzüÅŸmeni affedebilirim.

It's funny how, when things seem the darkest, moments of beauty present themselves in the most unexpected places.

I wonder about that borrowed grace. Wonder about the enormous amount of pain they must be suffering to finally feel okay only when they decide to opt out of this crazy, beautiful world. You don't see it coming, not even me. Although I've learned to watch for an unexpected, suspicious peace.

up—A pretty woman doesn't have an ugly mouth, she would say—

her head and raised arm; her dimpled chin barely topped the

Beauty is nothing without brains & heart.

View your life with kindsight. Instead of slapping your forehead and asking, 'What was I thinking?' pause and ask the kinder question: 'What was I learning?

We can do nothing of any measure for Him, save loving Him. Bella teaches us that is enough. In fact, it is all that matters.

the truth is that God is so big that nothing that happens in our lives is outside the circle of who he is or beyond the realm of his great love for us.

Sugar, your clothes should always be tight enough to show that you're a woman, but loose enough to show that you're a lady." She

life wasn't about keeping score—but

This is not LA, people. We shine instead of sparkle, we smile and bless their hearts instead of giving the finger. Like my mama taught me about wearing jewelry: Put on everything you want to wear, and then take one thing off.

The saving of anyone is something which is not in the power of man, but only of God. No one can be saved in virtue of what he can do. Everyone can be saved in virtue of what God can do. The divine claim takes the form that it puts both the obedient and the disobedient together and compels them to realise this, to recognise their common status in face of the commanding God.

Grace must find expression in life, otherwise it is not grace.

It is always the case that when the Christian looks back, he is looking at the forgiveness of sins.

Man can certainly flee from God... but he cannot escape him. He can certainly hate God and be hateful to God, but he cannot change into its opposite the eternal love of God which triumphs even in his hate.

Laughter is the closest thing to the grace of God.

This much is certain, that we have no theological right to set any sort of limits to the loving-kindness of God which has appeared in Jesus Christ. Our theological duty is to see and understand it as being still greater than we had seen before.

On the basis of the eternal will of God we have to think of EVERY HUMAN BEING, even the oddest, most villainous or miserable, as one to whom Jesus Christ is Brother and God is Father; and we have to deal with him on this assumption. If the other person knows that already, then we have to strengthen him in the knowledge. If he does no know it yet or no longer knows it, our business is to transmit this knowledge to him.

Thus in this oneness Jesus Christ is the Mediator, the Reconciler, between God and man. Thus He comes forward to MAN on behalf of GOD calling for and awakening faith, love and hope, and to GOD on behalf of MAN, representing man, making satisfaction and interceding. Thus He attests and guarantees to God's free GRACE and at the same time attests and guarantees to God man's free GRATITUDE.

True theology is an actual determination and claiming of man by the acting God.