“Listen to your life. See it for the fathomless mystery it is. In the boredom and pain of it, no less than in the excitement and gladness: touch, taste, smell your way to the holy and hidden heart of it, because in the last analysis all moments are key moments, and life itself is grace.” ~ Frederick Buechner
I believe, in between the pages of all of our lives, is invisible Grace. Undeniable grace is at work always. It doesn’t need our belief or faith in it to be made visible … but be made visible, it surely will be, if you are willing to see it.
There was a morning I was shook awake by a loud bang. I eventually made my way downstairs, opened the front door, and found a car on my porch. I would come to see there were three cars spilled out like so many colored dice across my lawn. As dawn broke, I would hear the songbirds herald the day – that was Grace.
One day just before I started this blog, my son was in an ambulance racing to the hospital. I hurriedly followed along in my car, rounded a bend, and saw Mt. Rainier in all her rapturous glory. I wept with true gratitude in that moment. That was undeniable Grace.
Look back on your life and see how it’s always held you, guided you, and somehow … against all odds … picked you up and set you down on the shores of calm water. This is life’s golden promise and gift to you.
Grace, simply is and always will be.
