The Conversation: Moments of grace
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Letroy WoodsThe beholder of forgiveness possesses grace. The powers of the divine bestowed this gift to us upon our birth. Not sitting in the judgment chair for something that is not our creation elicits compassion for those who are blinded in ignorance. In grace’s most simple form, it can be defined in acts of gratitude. With courage, the hand that guides us, we are met right where we are at in life by grace.
“I do not understand the mystery of grace; only that it meets us where we are and doesn’t leave us where it found us.” — Anne Lamott
Grace is not a some-of-the-time thing; it is an all-of-the-time thing. Taking baby steps through grace, one step at a time, requires valor. Life is difficult, and no amount of money, titles, or labels will exempt no one from the gift of experiencing favor. One of the most pleasing qualities about life is the ability to have experiences. There is beauty in the form of moving through difficulties.
To have the human experience means to choose love on the other end of difficulty. Love is not just warm and fuzzy feelings. Love, in its capacity, allows us the opportunity to know what it is through choice. Creation takes place in the presence of love; however, creation also takes place in love’s opposite, which requires patience and silence.
“Give us grace and strength to forbear and to persevere. Give us courage and gaiety and the quiet mind, spare to us our friends, soften to us our enemies.” — Robert Louis Stevenson
The enemy is within the idea and the feeling of what we hold onto. There is an elegance and virtue of mercy when a person has made it through the depths of a situation that feels like life or death. Unmerited favor, pardon, and esteem entertain the heart that embraces this process. You are never alone. Within our DNA, grace has been attributed to the goodwill of every person. We all have the capacity to dig deep in the trenches and can afford aid and assistance. Grace is our servant, and wishes to give us its portion to feed our hearts and spirits. Ask, and it shall be given, or suffer in silence.
What is inside of us has no choice but to come out. And, if we choose something different to come out, we must plant different seeds. The conversation is the place where one lives and dwells and can only be escaped in physical death. Invite grace into the place where you live and dwell by asking yourself these questions. When is grace needed? How many times has favor been granted to me? What’s inside of you is waiting for you to show up.
“What’s the bravest thing you ever said? … Help.”
— The boy, the mole, the fox, and the horse.
