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| "Tiny Praying Mantis" photo by Richard Quick |
ACIM Workbook Lesson #168
“Your grace is given me. I claim it now.”
A definition of grace from Webster's Dictionary: "Divine Love and protection bestowed freely on people." As I was closing the gallery, a couple of young women came in. They were a little tipsy and were very appreciative of what they were seeing. One of them said that she didn't have any talent because she had been sexually abused as a child. I smiled at her and she said, No, I mean it! Every day for years and years! I told her I wasn't smiling about what she had said or what had been done, but I was smiling at the part of her which had never been touched by any of this. I told her she had lots of talent and to try different things she found interesting until she found something that she really loved -- and then keep on doing it! By practicing kindness when faced with hardness of heart, meekness when those around us are aggressive, loving those who seem unlovable, and paying it forward at every opportunity, we acknowledge the grace which is our true heritage. By this, we learn what it feels like, not just what it means.
Mary Baker Eddy quote: “What we most need is the prayer of fervent desire for growth in grace, expressed in patience, meekness, love, and good deeds."
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