Like any other gift, the gift of grace can be yours only if you'll reach out and take it. Maybe being able to reach out and take it is a gift too.
Frederick Buechner
I can't speak for possessing any grace myself. But I can speak for the grace and goodness of a few folks who have reached out to support me. I still have no ability to articulate how even apprehending and accepting the good graciousness opens a vulnerability in me. Acts of kindness can stop something, maybe even time, for a few beats. And if vulnerability lends or leads to an opening of the heart or spirit, then the receiver and the giver are equally blessed, united in a gesture of kindness and the gratefulness and deep appreciation of a sweet connectedness.
A holiness, if you will. The cynics among you can wait for the sarcasm and despair to take over this narrative.
I am embracing you all in thanksgiving. Thank you for coming along.
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