“We normally think of history as one catastrophe after another, war followed by war, outrage by outrage - almost as if history were nothing more than all the narratives of human pain, assembled in sequence. And surely this is, often enough, an adequate description. But history is also the narratives of grace, the recountings of those blessed and inexplicable moments when someone did something for someone else, saved a life, bestowed a gift, gave something beyond what was required by circumstance.” IfsThinkingHumansWarEnoughMomentsPainGraceCircumstancesBlessedSavedNarrativeDescriptionCatastropheAdequateSequenceOutrageInexplicable Book:Mysteries of the Middle Ages: And the Beginning of the Modern World Source: Mysteries of the Middle Ages: And the Beginning of the Modern World
“The past has passed; the time for grace is now! Let's respond to the grace of this moment with the gifts of the Spirit active in our lives.” MomentsPastSpiritGraceOur LivesActiveGifts Of The Spirit Author:Kimberly Hahn
“You cannot beat the clock. My advice is to grab your moments of grace and enjoy them while they last.” MomentsLastsEnjoyWomenGraceAdviceBeatsClockYour Mom Author:Amy Dickinson
“And I know that God and His grace are sufficient for the moment I find myself in. When I wake up tomorrow, whatever the challenges, I know God will be there and will provide His grace. This is my hope. This is my strength.” KnowsMomentsChallengesGraceTomorrowWake UpGods WillSufficientKnowing God Author:Ed Dobson
“For the great mass of mankind the only saving grace that is needed is steady fidelity to what is nearest to hand and heart in the short moment of each human effort.” HumansHeartMomentsHandsEffortGraceMankindNeededMassSavingSteadyFidelitySaving Grace Book:Notes on Life and Letters Source: Notes on Life and Letters
“And the earth under your feet, the rain over your face upturned, the stars spinning all around you in the brazen glory: this is for you, you, you. These are for you-gifts-these are for you-grace-these are for you-God, so count the ways He loves, a thousand, more, never stop, that when you wake in the morning you can't help turn humbly to the east, unfold your hand to the heavens, and though you tremble and though you wonder, though the world is ugly, it is beautiful, and you can slow and you can trust and you can receive each moment as grace.” WorldWayMomentsHelpingHandsEarthBeautifulFacesTurnsHeavenStarsWonderMorningGraceFeetThousandGloryRainUglyEastOver YouYour FaceSpinningBrazen Author:Ann Voskamp
“I too have sworn heedlessly and all the time, I have had this most repulsive and death-dealing habit. I'm telling your graces; from the moment I began to serve God , and saw what evil there is in forswearing oneself, I grew very afraid indeed, and out of fear I applied the brakes to this old, old, habit.” MomentsEvilSawsGraceGrewHabitOneselfServing GodBrakeOld Habits Author:Saint Augustine
“There is a God of awesome grace who meets his children in moments of darkness and difficulty. He is worth running to. He is worth waiting for. He brings rest when it seems like there is no rest to be found.” ChildrenMomentsSeemsRunningFoundWaitingDarknessGraceDifficultyWorth Waiting For Author:Paul David Tripp
“Our hearts are continuously rebellious. Every time we sin in thought, word, or deed, we're essentially saying in that moment that, "I don't need you God. I don't want you God. I like my way better than your way." If this goes on day after day after day, year after year, month after month, it would understandable for God to say, "I've given you ten trillion tries. You're finished." But it's not. So in that sense, His grace is always surprising, never ceases to be amazing and His mercy is remarkably outrageous.” IfsWayWantNeedsTryingYearsHeartMomentsGivenSinGraceMonthsGoes OnTenMercyDeedsFinishedCeaseMy WayThat MomentSurprisingNeed YouRebelliousOutrageousDon't Need YouI Don't Need You Author:Tullian Tchividjian