Monday, February 8, 2010

seeing grace

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"When he came, and saw the grace of God,
he was glad, and exhorted them all
to remain faithful to the Lord, with steadfast purpose."
(Acts 11:23)
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How often I ask for grace, and yet how rarely I take time to see it. How rarely I look for the trace of God's hand in the world around me.
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This week I search for grace.
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--for Christ plays in ten thousand places,
Lovely in limbs, and lovely in eyes not his,
To the father through the features of men's faces.

{Gerald Manley Hopkins}
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1 comment:

  1. Thank you, dear. I never thought of that - but, sadly, how true!

    This week, I want to search for grace as well.

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