Forgiveness
is the name of love
practiced among people
who love poorly.
The hard truth
is that all people love poorly.
We need to forgive and be forgiven every day,
every hour unceasingly.
That is the great work of love
among the fellowship of the weak
that is the human family.
- Henri J. M. Nouwen
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How to Recognize Grace
by Marilyn Chandler McEntyre
It takes you by surprise
It comes in odd packages
It sometimes looks like loss
Or mistakes
It acts like rain
Or like a seed
It’s both reliable and unpredictable
It’s not what you were aiming at
Or what you thought you deserved
It supplies what you need
Not necessarily what you want
It grows you up
And lets you be a child
It reminds you you’re not in control
And that not being in control
is a form of freedom
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