What We Know About Grace

“What we know about grace is that it often emerges in darkness, flowers in dry places, and takes us by surprise. A momentary lifting of the weight of grief, a dream in which all is well, a line in the day’s lectionary, an old hymn we find ourselves humming that offers new awareness, a phone call from one who knows how to listen from their heart, an acute awareness of the kingdom of heaven that is ‘near at hand’ – these are just some of the ways answers come – not to answer the question of why, but to meet our great need.”

– Marilyn Chandler McEntyre, A Long Letting Go